CDFM Module 1.1

CDFM Module 1.1 Article I of the Constitution establishes Legislative Branch (Oversight by GAO) Article II of the Constitution establishes Executive Branch (Oversight by OMB) Article III of the Constitution establishes Judicial Branch Art I, Sec 8 states that Congress shall have the authority "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution", i.e. make laws Congress consists of Senate and House of Representatives (Art I, Sec 1) Bills for raising revenue begin in the House of Representatives (Art I, Sec 7) It takes _______ of both chambers to override a veto 2/3rds If the president does not sign a bill within 10 days and Congress is not in session it is considered a ______ _____ Pocket Veto Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties imposts and excises All agencies are created by laws Congress creates _____ ___ under the Supreme Court lower courts "No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consquence of appropriations made by law..." means Congress controls the purse (Art I, Sec 9) The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy (Art II, Sec 2) The President has the power, with the advice and consent of _____ to make treaties, appoint ambassadors, public ministers and consul, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States. Senate (it takes 2/3rds of the senators present to concur The president ______ _______ all laws faithfully executes (Art II, Sec 3) The Judicial Branch interprets law the supreme court was established by Art III, Sec 1 of the constitution ________ ________ become law in the same manner as bills Joint Resolutions, which are also used to propose amendments to the constitution. Concurrent Resolutions provide advice approved by both chambers of congress but are not ____ Laws Concurrent Resolutions do not go ___ ____ ________. to the President There are ____ sub committees for for ___ Appropriations bills. 12 / 12 Conference Committees are very powerful and have been referred to as "__ _____ ______" of the Congress the third chamber After a measure has been passed in identical form by both the House and Senate, it is considered "_________". Enrolled. After a bill is enrolled, it is sent to the President, who then signs the bill making it law, vetos the bill and returns it to Congress, lets the bill become law without signing it, or pocket vetos the bill. If the President does not sign a bill after 10 days when Congress is in session, it becomes ____. Law If Congress is adjourned and the President does not sign a bill within 10 days, it does ___ ____ ____. not become law. This is considered a pocket-veto What are the three phases of the Budget Cycle? 1. Budget Formation 2. Congressional action (3 separate but related processes) a. Budget resolution b. Authorizaton c. Appropriation 3. Budget Execution The 1974 Congressional Budget Act requires that by the ____ ______ in February, the president must submit the proposed budget to Congress for the next FY. first Monday The budget formulation process is governed by OMB Circular A-11. The formulation phase starts as earily as __ months prior to the FY in which the budget will be executed 21 DoD uses what process to formulate the DoD budget portion of the President's budget? PPBE process DoD uses what as it's strategic plan? The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) The six major steps in the budget formulation phase are: 1. OMB issues guidance (A-11 & other) 2. Organization develops draft 3. Agency submits budget estimates to OMB 4. OMB reviews (other agency budgets) 5. President takes action 6. President sends the budget to Congress Agencies use the OMB Circular A-11 to create their own budgets. These budgets are known as? Budget Call letter The internal review by OSD is known as the "____ _____" and is normally conducted during the September-December period Fall Review After reviewing your budget, OMB will issue a "________" to change funding levels. Passback. (can be used to add or decrease funding levels) Congress created a 13th committed in both the House and Senate to oversee? The Budget. (HBC and SBC) It also created the Congressional Budget Office Congress looks at _______ and _______ as the same thing. Programs and Agencies _______ ______ allows you to incur obligations and make payments Budget Authority _________ Is the process of estimating the budgetary effect of pending legislation. Scorekeeping _________ tracks data such as budget authority, receipts, outlays, the surplus or deficit, and federal revenues (floors & ceilings) Scorekeeping The House and Senate Budget Committees create? Concurrent Budget Resolution (must be completed by 15 APR) The first step in the Congressional budget process is? Concurrent Budget Resolution DoD receives most of it's appropriations through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) The The House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee are both sub-committees of the House and Senate Authorization Committes an _____ _____ is before an appropriation while a ______ ____is after appropriation. budget amendment / supplemental request The House and Senate Appropriation Committees have ___ sub-committees responsible for determining the ___ annual appropriations bills for the various agencies and activies of the federal government 12 / 12 Conference Committee Reports are important _______ _______. Legislative History. (Best place to look for clarification of laws) Before a bill can be presented to the President, both the House and Senate version must be? The same. If they do not match, a conference committee is established with members from both chambers Continuing Resolutions (CR) serve as ________ appropriation acts when passed by both chambers and the President temporary