After appropriation becomes what does DoD request and from whom?

After appropriation becomes what does DoD request and from whom?

• A. Allotment/OMB
• B. Authorization/DoD
• C. Apportionment/OMB
• D. Allocation/OMB

Answer: (C)

The main idea is the sequence of federal budget control once funds are appropriated. After an appropriation is enacted, the funds are redistributed through an apportionment. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues apportionments to the DoD, telling it how much of the appropriation it may incur (obligate) in a given period. DoD then channels these funds down internally through allotments to its components and programs. So, DoD requests apportionment from OMB, not authorization or internal DoD allotments or any other term. Authorization happens earlier to authorize budget authority; allotment and allocation are later internal steps, not the agency-level request to OMB.

The main idea is the sequence of federal budget control once funds are appropriated. After an appropriation is enacted, the funds are redistributed through an apportionment. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues apportionments to the DoD, telling it how much of the appropriation it may incur (obligate) in a given period. DoD then channels these funds down internally through allotments to its components and programs. So, DoD requests apportionment from OMB, not authorization or internal DoD allotments or any other term. Authorization happens earlier to authorize budget authority; allotment and allocation are later internal steps, not the agency-level request to OMB.