§ 2772 Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense activities
§ 2773 Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets acquisition projects

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 50 > Chapter 42 > Subchapter VII > Part C - Other Matters

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Budget authority: Authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in outlays of Federal funds. Budget authority may be classified by the period of availability (one-year, multiyear, no-year), by the timing of congressional action (current or permanent), or by the manner of determining the amount available (definite or indefinite).
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.