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1 When the B i l l i s f i n a l l y ^proved by both bodies, i t i s signed by the Speaker and the Vice Presiclent and i s presented to the President, an event which occurs sometime between July and December of the subject f i s c a l year The General Accounting Office (GAO) , created by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 and extended by the Government Corporation Control Act, the Legislat i v e Reorganization Act of 1946, the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, and other l e g i s l a t i o n , i s an agency o f Congress which assists the Congress i n providing l e g i s l a t i v e control over the receipt, disbursement, and {^plic a t i o n o f public funds Althouj^ GAO i s not d i r e c t l y involved m the process by which m i l i t a r y f a c i l i t i e s are acquired, GAO performs audit and accounting functions that guide the process GAO performs an independent audit of receipts, expenditures, and use o f public funds by the Department o f Defense, and audits the records of certain Government contractors and t h e i r subcontractors GAO also prescribes p r i n c i p l e s , standards, and related requirements f o r the accounting systems used by the Department of Defense 2 The Executive Office o f the President The Budget and Accounting Act o f 1921 provided that the President transmit to Congress the proposed annual budget o f the United States, together with other budgetary information The same act created the Bureau o f the Budget (BOB)
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