Chapter 9
Augmentation of Appropriations
Congress has control of the public purse and closely guards this control through its appropriations process. When Congress makes an appropriation, it is setting an upper limit on an agency’s level of operations. If an agency were to also use funds from some other source, Congress would lose some of its prerogative. Thus, an agency may not augment its appropriations with outside funding without specific statutory authority. This chapter explores the prohibition against augmentation and its relationship to the Antideficiency Act.
THE PROHIBITION OF AUGMENTATION
113. What is the rationale for the rule against augmentation of an agency’s appropriations?
The objective of the rule against augmentation of appropriations ...
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