Oversight on the impoundment control process: hearing before the Task Force on Enforcement, Credit, and Multiyear Budgeting of the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, second session, March 29, 1982 |
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45 days Accounting Office action administration agency AMBACH amount appropriated budget authority CETA Chairman Committee Comptroller Congress Construction Act continuing resolution courts December December 15 December 21 decision deferral Department of Education effect enactment executive branch expenditure February fiscal year 1982 fourth disclaimer fourth quarter GAO's grant award Hiestand human services illegal impoundment Illinois General Assembly impounded funds Impoundment Control Act issue January 27 legislative Library Services litigation Lowry LSCA mandatory spending March March 18 ment million MINETA NCSL obligated funds October Office of Management OMB's opinion pending percent period Peter Peyser poundment prepared statement President President's problem procedures proposed rescission question reclassified released rescinded rescission proposal response revenue Robert Abrams Senate Services and Construction SOCOLAR SOMMERS special message specific statute statutory Stockman task force termination TERRELL BELL Thank tion title XX withholding York
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Page 103 - ... of such Congress adjourns sine die before the expiration of 45 calendar days of continuous session (or a special message is so transmitted after the last session of the Congress adjourns sine die), the message shall...
Page 22 - To reason that there is implicit authority within the Act to defer approval for reasons totally collateral and remote to the Act itself requires a strained construction which we refuse to make. It is impossible to find from these specific grants of authority discretion in the Secretary to withhold approval on projects Congress has specifically directed because of a system of priorities the Executive chooses to impose on all expenditures. The Congressional intent is that the Secretary may exercise...
Page 31 - THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION I am Gordon M. Ambach, President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education, New York State Education Department.
Page 201 - The second constitutional duty imposed upon the President is "To recommend to the Congress such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." Opinion upon prohibition cuts squarely across the two great political parties. There are thousands of so-called "wets" and "drys" in each. The platform of my party is silent upon any question of change in the law. I personally believe that there should be...
Page 50 - Chairwoman and members of the Task Force, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify before...
Page 33 - ... available to the public; to strengthen metropolitan public libraries which serve as national or regional resource centers; and to improve and strengthen State library administrative agencies.
Page 199 - II, and VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) , as amended. These Titles authorize grants to units of State and local general purpose government which are referred to as "prime sponsors.