The Budget of the United States Government

TITLE: The Budget of the United States Government

ORIGINATOR:

Department/Agency Name: Office of Management and Budget

LOCAL SUBJECT INDEX:

Local Subject Term: US Federal GILS

ABSTRACT: The Office of Management and Budget assists the President in overseeing the preparation of the annual Federal budget. The Federal Budget consists of four main volumes: the Budget, Analytical Perspectives, Historical Tables, and the Budget Appendix.

PURPOSE: The purpose of the annual Budget documents is to provide the Congress, State and local governments, and the public with a complete description of the President's budget plans for the coming fiscal year. The Budget includes, among other things, budget schedules for each account, new legislative proposals, explanations of work to be performed, and proposed text of appropriation language.

AVAILABILITY:

Distributor Name: Government Printing Office
Organization: Superintendent of Documents
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20402
Country: USA
Network Address: N/A
Telephone: (202) 512-1800
Fax: (202) 512-2250
Order Process: Each of the Budget documents is available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents as a bound volume.

AVAILABILITY:

Distributor Name: Government Printing Office
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20402
Country: USA
Network Address: N/A
Telephone: (202) 512-1800
Fax: (202) 512-2250
Order Process: All volumes of the Budget are for sale in CD-ROM format through the Government Printing Office.

AVAILABILITY:

Distributor Name: WWW Server
Organization: Office of Management and Budget
URL Address: http://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/budget
Network Address: N/A
Order Process: The volumes of the Budget are accessible and downloadable from OMB's home page. Users can either access OMB's home page directly using the URL cited above or through the White House web server: http://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov
Available Linkage Type: Text/plain; selected PDF.

AVAILABILITY:

Distributor Name:WWW Server
Organization: Government Printing Office
URL Address: http://www.gpo.gov/usbudget
Network Address: N/A
Order Process: Computer access to the budget documents can be obtained by using the URL cited above.
Available Linkage Type: Text/plain; selected PDF.

ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

USE CONSTRAINTS: None

POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Name: Management and Operations Division
Organization: Office of Management and Budget
Street Address: 725 17th Street, NW
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20503
Country: USA
Network Address: N/A
Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Telephone: (202) 395-3080
Fax: 202-395-3504

CONTROL IDENTIFIER: OMB0003

RECORD SOURCE:

Department/Agency Name: Office of Management and Budget

DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION: 20090209

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