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 action at OMB, as well as action at each stage of the congressional authorization, appropriation, and budget processes.
Participants should have a working knowledge of the basics of Congress and the legislative process. For those who do not, we recommend first taking the Congressional Operations Seminar or the Seminar for Executives on Legislative Operations.
Topics for this two-day course may include:
- OMB policy guidance and the agency budget formulation process
- OMB budget review 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
- performance budgeting and the President's Management Agenda
- the politics of congressional spending decisions and the budget process
Course Dates and Tuition
October 20 - 21, 2008
June 29 - 30, 2009
Tuition - $850
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