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Section 401(d) lists other exceptions to the requirement subjecting new spending authority to amounts provided in appropriations acts. Included in this section is the following which relates to numerous public enterprise revolving funds:
Section 401(d) lists other exceptions to the requirement subjecting new spending authority to amounts provided in appropriations acts. Included in this section is the following which relates to numerous public enterprise revolving funds:
{{Quote box|"(3) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to new spending authority to the extent that—(A) the outlays resulting therefrom are made by an organization which is (i) a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in section 201 of the Government Corporation Control Act), or (ii) a wholly owned Government corporation (as defined in section 101 of such Act) which is specifically exempted by law from compliance with any or all of the provisions of that Act."}}
{{Quotebox|"(3) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to new spending authority to the extent that—(A) the outlays resulting therefrom are made by an organization which is (i) a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in section 201 of the Government Corporation Control Act), or (ii) a wholly owned Government corporation (as defined in section 101 of such Act) which is specifically exempted by law from compliance with any or all of the provisions of that Act."}}
The effect of section 401's provisions on the remaining public enterprise revolving funds which are not exempted in any way from its provisions is questionable. Although treating contract or borrowing authority as an authorization subject to amounts approved in appropriations acts appears on the surface to be exerting budgetary control, the approach was not always effective.
The effect of section 401's provisions on the remaining public enterprise revolving funds which are not exempted in any way from its provisions is questionable. Although treating contract or borrowing authority as an authorization subject to amounts approved in appropriations acts appears on the surface to be exerting budgetary control, the approach was not always effective.