CBA CBA Budget Execution & Performance Monitoring

Question 1

During budget execution, what does an apportionment represent in the federal budget process?

Accepted Answer

A formal distribution of budgetary resources by OMB to agencies

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The total appropriation approved by Congress

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An agency's internal allocation to program offices

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A spending plan submitted to the Treasury

Question 2

Which metric is most commonly used to measure the efficiency of budget execution?

Accepted Answer

Obligation rate as a percentage of appropriation

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The number of budget amendments submitted

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Total unobligated balances at year-end

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The ratio of direct to indirect costs

Question 3

What is a 'continuing resolution' (CR) in the context of U.S. federal budget execution?

Accepted Answer

Temporary legislation that funds government operations when appropriations are not enacted by October 1

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A formal agency request to transfer funds between accounts

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An OMB directive to reduce spending by a set percentage

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A congressional mandate requiring quarterly budget reviews

Question 4

In federal budget execution, an 'allotment' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

An agency-level subdivision of an apportionment to organizational units

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The total amount appropriated by Congress to an agency

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A transfer of budget authority between two appropriation accounts

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OMB's quarterly release of funds to program offices

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the Antideficiency Act?

Accepted Answer

Federal law prohibiting agencies from obligating or spending funds in excess of appropriations

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An OMB regulation requiring agencies to submit quarterly spending plans

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A GAO standard requiring program performance reporting

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A Treasury rule governing how agencies report unobligated balances

Question 6

What is the purpose of a SF-133 'Report on Budget Execution and Budgetary Resources'?

Accepted Answer

To track the status of budgetary resources for each Treasury appropriation fund symbol during the fiscal year

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To request supplemental appropriations from Congress

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To document agency compliance with the Antideficiency Act

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To report actual expenditures to the Office of Inspector General