Genesis of US federal process can be traced to these events - ANSWER Declaration of independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states, constitution took effect.
What did amendment to articles
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Genesis of US federal process can be traced to these events - ANSWER Declaration of independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution ratified by 9 states, constitution took effect.
What did amendment to articles of confederation require? - ANSWER Unanimous approval of all the states
Essential principle of constitution? - ANSWER Everything you do must be legal in purpose, time and amount.
What are the first 10 amendments to the consitution called? - ANSWER Bill of rights
What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution state? - ANSWER Congress shall have the authority to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution.
What does the preamble to the constitution of the US begin with and how do we exercise its sentiment? - ANSWER We the people, through elections.
What constitutional amendment is known as states rights? - ANSWER Amendment 10
First required president to submit annual budget proposal to congress AND established OMB/GAO? - ANSWER 1921 Budget and Accounting Act
What act shifted congress to focus on overall budgt totals, created new budget committees in each house and shifted the fiscal year from July to October? - ANSWER 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
What prohibts the president from witholding funds without sufficient reason? - ANSWER Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Used for matters affecting the operations of BOTH! the house and the senate, does not go to president for signature? - ANSWER Concurrent resolution
(1) Established deficit reduction goals aimed at a balanced budget in FY 1991 - ANSWER 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
What act divided spending into mandatory and discretionary; also established pay as you go entitlement? - ANSWER 1990 Budget Enforcement Act
(1) Changed way budgets are to be justified and managed
(2) focused budget process on planning
(3) required agencies to submit strategic plans by September 30
(4) required annual performance plans - ANSWER 1993 Government Performance and Results Act
Annual performance plan requires OMB to establish federal priority goals and agencies to establish priority goals. - ANSWER 2010 GPRA Modernization Act
(1) Put in place 3 phased process to increase debt ceiling
(2) Mandated a vote on constitutional Balanced Budget amendment - ANSWER 2011 Budget Control Act
Used for matters affecting the operations of EITHER! the house and the senate, does not go to president for signature? - ANSWER Simple resolution
What are the three phases of the budget cycle? - ANSWER Budget formulation, Congressional action, Budget Execution
What Act states the president must submit to congress his proposed budget for the next fiscal year by the first monday in february? - ANSWER 1974 Congressional Budget Act
What is it called when OMB reviews an agencies budget returns it to the agency with or without funding changes? This can be appealed to the president by the agency head? - ANSWER Passback
Defined in OMB Circular A-11 as the lowest level of budgetary formulation? - ANSWER Object class
How many appropriations acts are there? - ANSWER 12
What are the three steps in the Budget Enactment process? - ANSWER Budget Resolution Process, Authorization Process, Appropriations Process
What happens during Budget Resolution Process? - ANSWER OMB and Secretary of the Treasury appear before the house budget committee and senate budget committee to explain basis for budget proposals. Ends with a concurrent budget resolution.
What do HASC and SASC primarily do for the DOD? - ANSWER Authorizations process
What do the HAC and SAC primarily do for the entire federal government? - ANSWER Appropriations process
What organization conducts score keeping for congress during budget resultion phase? - ANSWER Congressional budget office
High level overall budget plan passed by the house and senate for the federal government, by law to be completed by april 15th, does not require presidents signature - ANSWER Concurrent budget resolution
Is the NDAA a bill? - ANSWER yes it is a bill
How do agencies request apportionment from OMB after the appropriations bill is passed? - ANSWER SF 132
Quartly reports of expenditures from agencies to OMB using what form? - ANSWER SF 133
What is the hierarchy of laws managing funds? - ANSWER 31 USC 1514, OMB Circular A-123, DOD FMR Volume 14
What is the order of government financial activity? - ANSWER 1. Congress appropriates
2. OMB apportions
3. Agency allots, commits, obligates, outlays
Establishes the DOD policy and procedures of administrative controls? - ANSWER DOD FMR 7000.14R
What authority allows you to make payments in advance of an appropriations act? - ANSWER Entitlement authority (examples include social security, Medicare and unemployment)
Financial control document issues pursuant to law and is normally for the funding stated in an appropriation bill? - ANSWER Appropriations warrant
The budget formulation process is governed by? - ANSWER OMB Circular A-11
Establishes the format for the budget and guidance for submitting budget estimates? - ANSWER OMB Circular A-11
Contains a section on reporting on employment and personnel compensation. Rules for calculating FTEs can be found here? - ANSWER OMB Circular A-11
What requires individual federal managers to develop internal controls for results oriented maangement? - ANSWER OMB Circular A-123
What is a request in addition to amounts already appropriated? - ANSWER Supplemental requests
What happens after the president signs the appropriations bill? - ANSWER Budget execution begins, appropriations warrant submitted to treasury.
What is the guidance document for the Budget execution phase? - ANSWER OMB A-11
How is a bill number 100 in the senate and the house written? - ANSWER S.100 and H.R.100
If congress doesn't notify the president within ____ days to release funds, the funds may be deferred. - ANSWER 45 days
What form is used by certain senior officials and employees to disclose financial interests to the executive branch? - ANSWER SF 278
What form is used by less senior officials whos duties involve contracting, procurement, grants, auditing, to file confidencial financial disclosure reports? - ANSWER OGE form 450
What are some inherently government activities? - ANSWER Monetary transactions, entitlements, criminal investigations, combat support, prosecutions.
How can you deal with conflicts of interests? - ANSWER 1. Recusal
2. Waivers
3. Certificate of divestiture
4. Trusts
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