Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
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The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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| Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 canonical | 6 |
| Budget and Accounting Act | 2 |
| Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 | 1 |
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Target entity: Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 Context triple: [Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level), legalBasis, Budget and Accounting Act of 1921]
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Revenue Act of 1935
The Revenue Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that significantly increased taxes on high incomes, large inheritances, and corporate profits in an effort to redistribute wealth during the Great Depression.
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Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
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C.
Enabling Act of 1933
The Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal German law that granted Adolf Hitler’s government the power to enact legislation without parliamentary consent, effectively establishing his dictatorial rule.
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D.
Banking Act of 1935
The Banking Act of 1935 was a landmark U.S. law that restructured the Federal Reserve System and strengthened federal control over monetary policy and bank regulation during the New Deal era.
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E.
Treasury Act of 1789
The Treasury Act of 1789 was a foundational U.S. law that created the Department of the Treasury and established the federal government's core financial and fiscal administration.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 Target entity description: The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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A.
Revenue Act of 1935
The Revenue Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that significantly increased taxes on high incomes, large inheritances, and corporate profits in an effort to redistribute wealth during the Great Depression.
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B.
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
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C.
Enabling Act of 1933
The Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal German law that granted Adolf Hitler’s government the power to enact legislation without parliamentary consent, effectively establishing his dictatorial rule.
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D.
Banking Act of 1935
The Banking Act of 1935 was a landmark U.S. law that restructured the Federal Reserve System and strengthened federal control over monetary policy and bank regulation during the New Deal era.
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E.
Treasury Act of 1789
The Treasury Act of 1789 was a foundational U.S. law that created the Department of the Treasury and established the federal government's core financial and fiscal administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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budget law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
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surface form:
Budget and Accounting Act
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| amendedBy | Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
executive departments of the United States
ⓘ
independent establishments of the United States government ⓘ |
| assignsFunctionTo |
Bureau of the Budget for assisting the President in budget preparation
ⓘ
General Accounting Office for independent auditing of federal expenditures ⓘ |
| bureauOfTheBudgetLaterBecame | Office of Management and Budget ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 31 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdAgency |
Office of Management and Budget
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of the Budget
Government Accountability Office ⓘ
surface form:
General Accounting Office
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| createdOffice |
Comptroller General of the United States
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surface form:
Assistant Comptroller General of the United States
Comptroller General of the United States ⓘ |
| dateSigned | June 10, 1921 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| era | post–World War I period ⓘ |
| establishes |
modern executive budget system of the United States
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procedures for submission of budget estimates by federal agencies ⓘ requirement for a unified federal budget ⓘ |
| generalAccountingOfficeLaterBecame | Government Accountability Office ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the beginning of the modern federal budget process in the United States
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shifted budgetary initiative from Congress to the President ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| limits | agencies from submitting budget requests directly to Congress without presidential approval ⓘ |
| placedBudgetResponsibilityIn |
executive branch of the United States
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surface form:
executive branch of the United States government
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| policyArea |
administrative law
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government oversight ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| providesFor | independent audit of federal accounts by the Comptroller General ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 67-13 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to centralize federal budget formulation in the executive branch
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to establish independent post-audit of federal accounts ⓘ to improve control over federal expenditures ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| requires |
President of the United States to submit an annual federal budget to Congress
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centralized executive budget preparation ⓘ presidential review of agency budget requests ⓘ |
| signedBy | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Republican legislators in the 67th United States Congress ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal accounting
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federal auditing ⓘ federal budget preparation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1921 ⓘ |
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Subject: Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 Description of subject: The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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