Meanings
- not comparablePreventing the incurring of obligations or expenditure in excess of available funds.
It looks to me like there is a violation here of the antideficiency statute.
1957, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill, 1957: Hearings, page 971 more example
This information supplements (and should be read with) general guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for administering an agency shutdown of operations due to a lapse in appropriations, consistent with the Antideficiency Act (ADA) (31 U.S.C. 1341-1342) and the pay, leave, and other relevant statutory authorities that apply to lapse-affected employees.
2025, “Special Instructions for Agencies Affected by a Possible Lapse in Appropriations Starting on October 1, 2025”, in Office of Personnel Management, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2025, page 1
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antideficiency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antideficiency
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