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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey California , THESIS AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS by Stephen G. West December 1991 Thesis Advisor: Ric:hard Doyle ; Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited T2592/8 , Unclassified SECURITY ClASSiFlCATlON OF THIS PAGE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE formApproved OMbNo 0704 0)88 Id REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lb RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS UNCLASSIFIED 2a SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY 3 DlSTRlBUTION/AVAILABlLiTY OF REPORT Approved for public release- 2b DECLASSIFICATION/DOWNGRADING SCHEDULE distribution is unlimited. 4 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 5 MONITORING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 6a NAME OF PERFORMING ORGANIZATION 6b OFFICE SYMBOL 7a NAME OF MONITORING ORGANIZATION (If applicable) Naval Postgraduate School Code AS Naval Postgraduate School 6c ADDRESS [City, State, and ZIPCode) 7b ADDRESS{City. State, and ZIPCode) Monterey, CA 93943-5000 Monterey, CA 93943-5000 8a NAME OF FUNDING/SPONSORING 8b OFFICE SYMBOL 9 PROCUREMENT INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ORGANIZATION (II applicable) 8c ADDRESS(City, State and ZIPCode) 10 SOURCE OF FUNDING NUMBERS PROGRAM PROJECT TASK WORK UNIT ELEMENT NO NO NO ACCESSION NO 11 TITLE (Include Security Classification) AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS 12 PERSONAL AUTHOR(S) West, Stephen G 13a TYPE OF REPORT 13b TIME COVERED 14 DATE OF REPORT (Year, Month. Day) IS PAGE COUNT Master s Thesis FROM TO 1991 December 107 ' 16 supplementary notation The views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Depart- ment of Defense or the U S. Government . 17 COSATI CODES 18 SUBJECT TERMS (Continue on reverse if necessary and identify by block number) FIELD GROUP SUB GROUP Congressional Budget Process, Federal Budget Process, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee Gramm-Rudman-Hollinqs Deficit _,_ , 19 ABSTRACT (Continue on reverse if necessary and identify by block number) Congress assumed a more active role in the federal budget process with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (CBA) legislation which created the House and Senate Budget Committees. During the first years of the CBA, these committees were effective in establish- ing the budget process. In 1981, they contributed to a dramatic shift in fiscal policy. Consequently, the budget process assumed a magnitude which was beyond the purview of a single set of committees. The remainder of decade was dominated by large coalitions and budget summits, obscuring the role of the Budget Committees. In the mid-1980' s, concern over the deficit shifted the focus of the budget process further from the Budget Committees. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislated deficit totals and insti- tuted the sequester to cut spending when Congress could not. The most 20 DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY OF ABSTRACT 21 ABSTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION D Unclassified CXUNCLASSIFIED/UNLIMITED SAME AS RPT DTIC USERS ^? 22Rai.cNAhMEarOFdREDSPoONySlIBeLE INDlVIDLJAl 22\mvw£cLu code) 22cAOSFF/IDCEvSYMBOL DDForm 1473. JUN 86 Previouseditionsareobsolete SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE Unclassified S/N 0102-LF-01A-6603 Unclassified SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE #19 (Continued) recent revision of the budget process is the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (BEA), which further displaces the Budget Committees. Past trends suggest the BEA will be superseded by legislation which may further diminish the role of the Budget Committees. DD Form 1473. JUN 86 (Reverse) 11 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE Unclassified Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited An Analysis of the Role of the Budget Committees in the Congressional Budget Process by Stephen G. West Lieutenant, United States Navy B.A. Drew University, 1985 , Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL December 1991 111 u , ABSTRACT Congress assumed a more active role in the federal budget process with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (CBA) legislation which created the House and , Senate Budget Committees. During the first years of the CBA, these committees were effective in establishing the budget process. In 1981, they contributed to a dramatic shift in fiscal policy. Consequently, the budget process assumed a magnitude which was beyond the purview of a single set of committees. The remainder of decade was dominated by large coalitions and budget summits, obscuring the role of the Budget Committees. In the mid-1980 's, concern over the deficit shifted the focus of the budget process further from the Budget Committees. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislated deficit totals and instituted the sequester to cut spending when Congress could not. The most recent revision of the budget process is the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (BEA) which further displaces the Budget Committees. Past trends suggest the BEA will be superseded by legislation which may further diminish the role of the Budget Committees. IV
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