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CDFM MODULE 1 REAL EXAM
460 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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"The Supreme Court does not deal in the matter of what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> State Laws" "A new Congress convenes for two years following the November general elections, it consists of how many sessions, and each in what duration? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 2 sessions; 1 year duration" "This may originate either in the House of Representatives or in the Senate. There is little practice difference between a bill and a " ", once agree, it goes to the President for signature. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Joint Resolution" "Matters affecting the operation of the House & Senate and both chambers agree, does not go to the President for signature. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Concurrent Resolution" "The House and Senate can each write an matter concerning the operation on its own. Applies to the chamber that created it. Knows as the H.Res & S.Res - CORRECT ANSWER=> Simple Resolution" "During the State of The Union, what message is the President giving? - CORRECT ANSWER=> State of Union, recommend measures necessary and expedient" "Can an Executive Branch Department pass legislation with the approval of OMB and on Behalf of the president, to a congressional committee or subcommittee - CORRECT ANSWER=> Yes, but must be approved by OMB" "Who resolves differences between the HR and the Senate? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Conference Committee (Third Chamber)"
"What is usually the first step in the process for consideration by committee? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Public Hearing" "When a Conference Committee is convened dealing with an amendment, what can the conferees do and not do? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Only deal with matters in disagreement; cannot insert new matter or leave out matter agreed on" "The final step after the Conference Committee Resolution after a measure has been passed in identical form by both the House andsenate, it is considered to be what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> "Enrolled" (then sent to the president)" "What was declared unconstitutional in 1998 with respect to Presidential Veto? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Line Item Veto" "If the President Veto a Bill, it is returned to the house of original acting first. If the Bill does not receive 2/3 vote, it is sustained and the bill fails to become law. If it receives the required 2/ vote, an endorsement to the effect is made on the back of the bill and it is then transmitted, with the accompany message, the to the second house for its action. What has to happen for the Bill to become Law? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The next house has to pass it with a 2/3 vote to become law." "Who is responsible for the 3 phases of the Budget Cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER=> OMB" "What are the 3 Phases of the Budget Cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Budget Formulation, Congressional Action and Budget Execution" "Who does the Federal budget belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The President" "The Budget Formulation processed is governed by this? - CORRECT ANSWER=> OMB Circular A- 11" "OMB Circular A-11 sets out the promises of the president - CORRECT ANSWER=> Presidential Priorities" "What are the six major steps in the budget formulation process laid out in OMB Circular A-11? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1) OMB Issues guidance; 2) Organization develops draft; 3) Agency submit
"This Bill may not exceed the ceilings set in the CBR w/out a 60% majority vote of the entire congress & CBO monitors for compliance. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Annual Appropriation Bill" "Defense, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs & Energy and Water - CORRECT ANSWER=> Defense Relates Appropriations Acts" "When a statutes language is not clear as written, the best place to go for interpretation of the law is where? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Legislative History" "Who will provide dods position on appeal items? - CORRECT ANSWER=> SECDEF" "Amends the budgets submission prior to completion of a congressional act....they have been submitted but not yet processed by congress - CORRECT ANSWER=> Budget Amendments" "Normally transmitted to Congress as requests to provide funds in addition to amounts already appropriated for the ongoing fiscal year. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Supplmental Requests" "What provides budget authority for specific ongoing activities for a specific period of time? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Continuing Resolution (CR)" "Budget authority and the availability of budgetary resources for obligation and expenditure are limited by the following elements. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Time, Purpose & Amount" "The period of time of that the budget resources may incur new obligations is different from the period of time during which budgetary resources may be used to insure expenditures. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Time" "This is distributed by OMB as part of the apportionment process. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Budget Authority" "This process begins with the President's signature on the appropriations bill. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Budget Execution Process" "What is the Form that OSD has to send to OMB to request apportionment within 10 days of the Presenting signing the appropriations bill? - CORRECT ANSWER=> SF-132" "What does the apportionment provide to the Federal agencies? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Obligation Authority"
"OSD/OMB negotiates apportionments (OSD must request apportionment via form SF-132). OMB has 30 days after the appropriations act passage to effect apportionment. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Within 10 days of the appropriations Act" "Financial control document issued by the Treasury Department - CORRECT ANSWER=> Appropriation Warrant" "What devices up the appropriation? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Apportionment" "Apportionment is required by what USC? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 31 USC 1512" "Apportionment helps to achieve the cost effective and economical use of what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Available Funds" "It is a violation of law for an agency to incur obligations or make expenditures in excess of what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> the amount apportioned" "The President is required to send a notice to the appropriate commitment. If Congress does not notify the President within 45 days to release the funds, the funds may be what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Deferred (2 USC 684)" "Funds that are cancelled by congressional action. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Rescission" "Required the system of administrative controls - CORRECT ANSWER=> 31 USC 1514" "is not required for the operation and maintenance appropriation accounts, revolving funds accounts, or military personnel appropriation accounts, but may be used if cost effective. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Commitment Accounting" "Legal reservation of funds are the amounts of orders places, contracts awarded, services received, and similar transactions during an accounting period that will require payment during the same or future periods. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Obligations" "certification that certifies to the KO purpose, time and amount. The basis for a commitment - CORRECT ANSWER=> Fiduciary" "Certifies vouchers for payments - CORRECT ANSWER=> Certifying Officers"
"Occurs when a check is issued - CORRECT ANSWER=> Expenditure" "Spending that is controlled by laws. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Mandatory Spending" "Primary measure of government spending - CORRECT ANSWER=> Outlay" "How large is discretionary spending, budget authority that is indefinite - CORRECT ANSWER=> 34%" "This spending is mandatory for entitlement programs such as SS, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, etc. This is a "permanent appropriation" - CORRECT ANSWER=> Non-Discretionary" "What makes up the greatest revenue source? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Individual Income Taxes" "Requires the President to submit an annual budget proposal to congress and established the OMB and the GAO. - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1921 Budget and Accounting Act" "Established House and Senate Budget Committees. Changed FY to 1 Oct - 30 Sep from 1 Jul - 30 Jun - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1974 Congressional Budget Impoundment Control Act" "Pay as you go on any spending outside the appropriation that would increase the deficit. Often referred to as the Gramm-Rudman Hollings Act - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act" "Discretionary Spending is the budget authority controlled by annual appropriations acts and the outlays that result from the BA. Established Pay-as-you-go entitlements (can't add a new one without getting rid of an old one) - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1990 Budget Enforcement Act" "Authority was briefly granted in 1996 and used by President Bill Clinton until it was declared unconstitutional in 1998. - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1996 Line Item Veto Act" "Military departments are responsible of recruiting, training, and equipping their forces, but operational control of those forces is assigned to one of the Combatant Commands. Who sets the End Strength? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Congress" "The process for determining requirements for budgetary purposes and reporting strengths to OMB - CORRECT ANSWER=> Manpower Management"
"Number of personnel in, or projected to be in, an organization or account at a specified point in time. Seats filled. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Actual Strength" "Actual strength of an entire service, not necessarily equal to combined unit actual strengths because individuals may be assigned but not joined. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Assigned Strength" "US Citizens or foreign national hired directly or indirectly to work for dod, paid from appropriated or non-appropriated funds under permanent or temporary assignment. Specifically excluded are all Government contractor employees. - CORRECT ANSWER=> dod Civilian Workforce" "Authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year for active forces, selected reserve, and appropriated-fund civilian employees in the FYDP. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Peacetime Strength" "Terminating or differing activities not essential to the war effort in order to permit the reallocation of personnel to higher priority tasks. Assigning military personnel only to those jobs that contribute to the war (exceptions apply) - CORRECT ANSWER=> dod Manpower Utilization Policy" "What jobs cannot be reassigned to non-military personnel during war effort? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Military incumbency is required by law, possessing military unique skills or experience, military authority or discipline is requisite of the position, alternative manpower is not availble" "An expansion of military members through mobilization may require an increase in what workforce? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Increase in Civilian workforce" "Mobilization is the process of assembling, organizing and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency. The mobilization process can help deter war as well as enhance war fighting capability. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Master Mobilization Plan (MMP)" "Gives the President authority to order to active duty Selected Reserve and Ready Reserves w/o the consent of Congress for no more than 365 days. - CORRECT ANSWER=> 10 USC 12304" "A position based designation stating that a person occupying an E-E position could be deployed to a crisis area. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Emergency Essential"
"dod components shall notify congress of the intention to do a cost comparison involving more than how many dod civilian personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 46" "requires the congressional notification and employee notification of an A-76 Cost Competition Process - CORRECT ANSWER=> dodi 4100.33" "How many branches of government did the constitution establish? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 3" "what was the predecessor to the constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER=> articles of confederation" "in which article of the constitution is the power to raise taxes? - CORRECT ANSWER=> article 1" "what occurs when congress is not in session and the president does not sign a properly presented enrolled bill within ten days? - CORRECT ANSWER=> pocket veto" "how frequently does the congress review the dod budget request? - CORRECT ANSWER=> annually" "approximately what percent of total federal spending is discretionary spending? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 34 percent" "which branch of government implements laws? - CORRECT ANSWER=> executive branch" "which branch of government is authorized to raise taxes and borrow money? - CORRECT ANSWER=> legislative congress" "what is the name of the committee that attempt to resolve difference between house and senate versions of the bill? - CORRECT ANSWER=> conference committee or third chamber" "which agency issues directions for use by other agencies in submitting their budget estimates?
- CORRECT ANSWER=> office of management and budget omb" "what type of legislation provides an agency with budget authority? - CORRECT ANSWER=> appropriation acts provide budget authority" "what term is used to describe a subdivision of an apportionment? - CORRECT ANSWER=> allotment"
"what agency issues apportionment's? - CORRECT ANSWER=> office of management of budget omb" "which branch of government conducts hearings on the effectiveness of government programs?
- CORRECT ANSWER=> legislative congress" "in the federal budget process, which organizations actually prepare budget estimates? - CORRECT ANSWER=> federal agencies" "what is the largest single source of federal tax revenue? - CORRECT ANSWER=> individual income tax 43 percent" "what are the requests for funds in addition to amounts already appropriated called? - CORRECT ANSWER=> supplemental" "what financial control document is issued by the treasury department following signature of the appropriation act? - CORRECT ANSWER=> appropriation warrant" "what term describes postponement in the use of appropriated funds? - CORRECT ANSWER=> deferral" "what term describes a cancellation of appropriated funds? - CORRECT ANSWER=> recession" "after the dod appropriations bill is signed into law, what does the dod request from omb? - CORRECT ANSWER=> apportionment" "an administrative reservation of funds is known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> commitment" "what gives a federal agency the legal authority to operate a program? - CORRECT ANSWER=> authorization legislation" "article 1 section 8 clause 1 of the us constitution empowers which element of the federal government to collect taxes? - CORRECT ANSWER=> legislative branch" "prevents congress and the president from unilaterally making laws and treaties. - CORRECT ANSWER=> separation of powers"
"how many sessions does congress convene and how long do they last - CORRECT ANSWER=> two sessions one year each" "how do joint resolutions become law? - CORRECT ANSWER=> same manner as bills" "not presented to the president for approval? - CORRECT ANSWER=> proposed amendments" "concurrent resolutions are presented to the president for - CORRECT ANSWER=> action" "when does the president usually present or submit annual message on the state of the union?
- CORRECT ANSWER=> beginning of the session" "who is presidents watchdog? - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb" "who does omb work for? - CORRECT ANSWER=> president" "responsible for notifying congress of executive branch requested legislation? - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb" "what is hopper for? - CORRECT ANSWER=> any member of congress may introduce a bill at any time while in session by placing it in hopper" "what is mark up session? - CORRECT ANSWER=> after hearings are completed the bill is in this status" "after bill has passed one body the bills is called? - CORRECT ANSWER=> engrossed bill" "who composes conference committees? - CORRECT ANSWER=> members of the respective house and senate committees" "what is known as third chamber? - CORRECT ANSWER=> conference committees" "what is the purpose of conference committee? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to reconcile differences" "conference committees cannot - CORRECT ANSWER=> insert new matter or leave out matter agreed to by both houses"
"after a measure has been passed in identical form by both house and senate it is considered? - CORRECT ANSWER=> enrolled" "how many days does president have to act on bill? - CORRECT ANSWER=> ten" "who has power to lay and collect taxes? - CORRECT ANSWER=> congress" "who can constitute tribunals inferior to supreme court? - CORRECT ANSWER=> congress" "to raise and support armies no appropriation of money to that use shall be longer than - CORRECT ANSWER=> two years" "who makes laws which are necessary and proper for execution the foregoing powers? - CORRECT ANSWER=> congress" "no money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of - CORRECT ANSWER=> appropriations" "regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be? - CORRECT ANSWER=> published from time to time" "executive power vested in - CORRECT ANSWER=> potus" "commander and chief of army and navy? - CORRECT ANSWER=> potus" "power by and with the advice and consent of the senate to make treaties provided two thirds senate concur - CORRECT ANSWER=> potus" "shall nominate with advice and consent of senate ambassadors, public ministers, and counsels
- CORRECT ANSWER=> potus" "recommend consideration of measures necessary and expedient to congress - CORRECT ANSWER=> potus" "who executes the law? - CORRECT ANSWER=> potus" "who can establish inferior courts? - CORRECT ANSWER=> congress"
"after the bill has passed one body the bill is called - CORRECT ANSWER=> engrossed" "conference committees are composed of - CORRECT ANSWER=> members of the respective house and senate committees" "third chamber - CORRECT ANSWER=> conference committees" "conference committees cannot - CORRECT ANSWER=> insert new matter or leave out matter agreed to by both houses" "after a measure has been passed in identical form by both the house and senate it is called - CORRECT ANSWER=> enrolled" "how long does president have to act on bill - CORRECT ANSWER=> ten days excluding sunday" "what can the president do with the bill? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 approve and sign 2 does not sign after ten days becomes law 3 pocket veto 4 veto" "what was determined unconstitutional in 1998 - CORRECT ANSWER=> line item veto" "what majority in house and senate overrides presidential veto - CORRECT ANSWER=> two thirds" "three phases of budget cycle - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 budget formulation 18-24 moths out 2 congressional action 1st monday in february nlt 30 sept 3 budget execution 1 oct -30 sep" "what governs the budget formulation process? - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb circular 11" "six major steps in budget formulation? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 omb issues guidance 2 organization develops draft 3 agency submits budget estimates to omb 4 omb holds hearings on agency budgets 5 president makes final decision on agency budgets 6 president transmits the budget to congress" "dod's strategic plan for budget - CORRECT ANSWER=> qdr" "past and current data to predict future is - CORRECT ANSWER=> forecasting" "who issues technical instructions for preparation of annual budget estimates - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb"
"who completes fall review holding hearings with agency reps on program budget and management issues? - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb" "budget guidance uses what approach - CORRECT ANSWER=> top down" "budget formulation uses what approach - CORRECT ANSWER=> bottom up" "1921 budget and accounting act provided - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 consolidated presidents budget 2 created bureau of budget omb 3 created government accounting office" "omb issues guidance in february providing allowance letters for how many years of planning levels? - CORRECT ANSWER=> five" "internal review by osd is known as ; - CORRECT ANSWER=> fall review" "during fall review omb may change funding, make adjustments to agency budgets. This is formalized by - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb passback" "letter from omb director to the head of the agency - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb passback" "who can passbacks be appealed to - CORRECT ANSWER=> president by agency head" "congressional budget and impound act of 1974 provided - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 congress focuses on overall budget totals and relates individual appropriations to each other 2 a new budget committee established cbo 3 fiscal year of 1 oct thru 30 sep" "three processes within congressional action phase - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 budget resolution process 2 the authorization process 3 the appropriation process" "budget committee in january does what during congressional action phase - CORRECT ANSWER=> holds hearings in preparation for drafting the concurrent resolutions of the budget" "budget committee in april does what during congressional action phase - CORRECT ANSWER=> reports to house and senate resolution sets spending revenue and other budget targets for the upcoming fiscal year"
"what does an authorization bill do? - CORRECT ANSWER=> allows a program to exist" "what committee generally follow the lead of the authorizing committees but are not required to, and often do not, adhere to funding ceilings set in the authorization bill. - CORRECT ANSWER=> appropriation committee" "who has twelve sub committees responsible for determining the 12 annual appropriations bills for the various agencies and the activities of the federal government? - CORRECT ANSWER=> house appropriations committee and senate appropriations committee respectively" "three sub committees of the hac and sac relevant to the dod? - CORRECT ANSWER=> energy and water development, defense, military construction, veterans affairs" "where is the best place to refer to when law it's self is not clear - CORRECT ANSWER=> legislation history" "how often is dod funding subject to review? - CORRECT ANSWER=> annually" "if the dod does not agree with congressional committees what is their course of action? - CORRECT ANSWER=> iaw dod fmr volume 2a may appeal in the form of a letter to appropriate chair of the committee. The letter is signed by the secdef." "appeal is based on the actions of both the house armed services and the senate authorization committees as modified by the house and senate floor action - CORRECT ANSWER=> authorization conference appeal" "appeal is based on the actions of both the house and senate appropriations committee as modified by the house and senate floor action - CORRECT ANSWER=> appropriation conference appeal" "budget amendments - CORRECT ANSWER=> estimates transmitted to congress that amend budget estimates transmitted previously and on which congress has not completed action" "supplemental requests - CORRECT ANSWER=> normally transmitted to congress as requests to provide funds in addition to amounts already appropriated for the ongoing fiscal year"
"continuing resolution - CORRECT ANSWER=> serves as a temporary appropriations act when passed by both houses and signed by the president." "cr extensions - CORRECT ANSWER=> may run beyond the session of congress in which the extension" "cr portions - CORRECT ANSWER=> can continue for the entire year" "agencies authority to obligate is - CORRECT ANSWER=> generally amount equal to the current year authority or the requested authority , whichever is less" "apportionment authority = - CORRECT ANSWER=> quarterly obligation authority" "appropriations act provides agency with - CORRECT ANSWER=> budget authority" "budget authority is distributed to agencies by omb as part of - CORRECT ANSWER=> apportionment process" "temporary appropriations warrant is posted - CORRECT ANSWER=> provides agencies with funds" "appropriation +apportionment+ treasury warrant= - CORRECT ANSWER=> obligation authority" "first legal action after the president signs the appropriation act into law - CORRECT ANSWER=> appropriation warrant" "omb circular a 11 part 4 basic guidance document for - CORRECT ANSWER=> budget execution phase" "within 10 days of the appropriation act - CORRECT ANSWER=> omb negotiates apportionment's osd must request apportionment via sf 132 omb has 30 days after appropriation act passage to effect apportionment" "osd report ot omb the status of expenditures using sf 133 - CORRECT ANSWER=> quarterly" "sf 132 is the - CORRECT ANSWER=> request" "sf 133 is the - CORRECT ANSWER=> status of funds"
