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§ 621.
Congressional declaration of purpose
The Congress declares that it is essential—
(1)
to assure effective congressional control over the budgetary process;
(2)
to provide for the congressional determination each year of the appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures;
(3)
to provide a system of impoundment control;
(4)
to establish national budget priorities; and
(5)
to provide for the furnishing of information by the executive branch in a manner that will assist the Congress in discharging its duties.
(Pub. L. 93–344, § 2, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 298.)
cite as: 2 USC 621