Advanced Budget and Appropriations Process
(2 days)
The formulation and enactment of the annual federal budget is a highly complex process that involves thousands of individuals in both the executive and legislative branches.
Both the House and the Senate must vote on the annual Budget Resolution, as well as on the annual appropriations measures. But the process begins when an individual program manager prepares a budget request and a justification for that request within the department or agency.
Individuals who participate in formulating a budget request should have an understanding of the entire budget and appropriations process. This involves OMB decisions, as well as action at each stage of the congressional authorization, budget, and appropriations processes.
Participants should have a firm grasp of contemporary congressional organization and procedures before enrolling in this course. For those who do not, we highly recommend taking the Congressional Operations Seminar, a tailored Congressional Briefing Conference, or a Capitol Hill Workshop before taking this course.
Topics for this two-day course may include:
- OMB budget review, hearings, and passback
- the formulation of the president's budget and its submission to Congress
- the Budget Resolution and the role of the Budget Committees
- the reconciliation process
- appropriations legislation
- appropriations hearings and markups
- the politics of congressional spending decisions and the budget process
- Role of CBO
Course Dates and Tuition
December 16 - 17, 2009 ***WAIT LIST ONLY***
January 21 - 22, 2010
April 6 - 7, 2010
July 6 - 7, 2010
Tuition - $ 890
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