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Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Release of Certain Withheld Amounts

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On May 8, 2018, the President transmitted to Congress a special message proposing rescissions from 38 appropriation accounts. We concluded that two of these proposals were not consistent with section 1001(4) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and, therefore, that the corresponding amounts could not be withheld from obligation pending congressional consideration of the rescission proposal. B-330045, May 22, 2018. On May 22, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advised us that it had instructed the Department of Transportation to release these amounts that were previously withheld from obligation.

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