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From page 13...
... estimated -- leased on an annual two bill ion dollar program-that only 2 percent more of the total dollar value of the facilities program would be approved using the packaged procedure that would have been sppzoved had a l l items been examined separately I t is f^lt that the potential economies to be gained from implementation of the packaging concept wil l more than offset the possible occasional appropriation of 2 percent additional funds, which otherwise mig t̂ not have been qtproved Accordingly, i t has been recommended that the Office of the Secretary of Defense request Congressional authorization and appropriation for a l l packaged items in the annual military facil it ies procurement program costing less than $500,000 each, as a single line item for eadi military Department 2 4 3 Authorization, Appropriation, and Apportionment The time interval from inclusion of a project in the annual military facilities procurement program until funds are apportioned and construction of a facility can commence, is in excess of two years The Committee believes that this interval is too long but recognizes that a considerable portion of the activity that takes place during this period is beyond the control of the Department of Defense The process of authorization, appropriation, and apportionment is broadly termed the funding ^cle and these fimctions are addressed m the discussion which follows 2 4 3 1 Congressional Authorizations and i^ropraations The funding cycle usually begins during late October (nine months prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year) when each military.
From page 14...
... beginning on the following 1 July * These Committees take testimony and receive documentary justifications from representatives of the respective Facilities Procurement Agents as well as from other witnesses Justifications and testimony are provided for each item contained in the annual facil it ies procurement program Congressional involvement usually terminates in autumn (but often later)
From page 15...
... and appearing before the Congressional Conmattees coidd be reduced, and the mi l i ta ry f a c i l i t i e s procurement program could be pursued with greater continuity With regard to the f i r s t example, i n terms of manpower and paper work, a s ignif icant e f f o r t is made by Department of Defense representatives m preparation fo r tes t i ty ing before the Congress on behalf of the annual mi l i ta ry f a c i l i t i e s program I f , for example. Congress were to accept the Committee's recommended method for handling small, routine projects, a considerable reduction of such e f f o r t would be realized The Senate Armed Services and Appropriation Committees have for the past three years held j o in t hearings and this has proved to be both effective and e f f i c i e n t *

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