The Budget of the United States Government

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Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1974 - Budget

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Page 103 - Federal agency" means any department, agency, corporation, or other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including the United States Postal Service, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. (6) The term "Federal building...
Page 34 - Finance by the staffs of the Treasury Department and the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation and dated July 8, 1975.
Page 16 - The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do. for themselves, in their separate and individual capacities.
Page 274 - President receives projections of the economic outlook and revenue estimates prepared jointly by the Treasury Department, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Office of Management and Budget.
Page 282 - Seigniorage on coins arises from the exercise of the Government's monetary powers and differs from receipts coming from the public, since there is no corresponding payment by another party. Therefore, seigniorage is excluded from receipts and treated as a means of financing a budget deficit, or as a supplementary amount to be applied to reduce debt or to increase the cash in Treasury in the years of a budget surplus.
Page 288 - National defense* International affairs and finance Space research and technology Agriculture and rural development Natural resources and environment Commerce and transportation Community development and housing Education and manpower Health Income security Veterans benefits and services Interest General government General revenue sharing Allowances for: Pay raises (excluding Department of Defense).
Page 282 - ... savings accounts for military personnel, State and local income taxes withheld from Federal employees' salaries, and payroll deductions for the purchase of savings bonds by civilian employees of the Government.
Page 295 - Health, Education and Welfare Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Energy Research and Development Administration Environmental Protection Agency General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration Veterans...
Page 275 - House, the appropriation or tax bills are forwarded to the Senate, where a similar process is followed. In case of disagreement between the two Houses of Congress, a conference committee (consisting of Members of both bodies) meets to resolve the issues. The conference report is returned to both Houses...

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