The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings sequestration process for FY 1986

Maroni, Alice C. (Author)

Foelber, Robert E. (Author)

1986

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

This Alert explains how the Department of Defense is affected by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings sequestration process, how the President has chosen to use the limited options allowed in the FY 1986 defense budget reduction process, and how the reductions affect the distribution of defense spending.

Abstract -- Issue -- Background -- Defense Spending Summary of G-R-H Budget Reductions -- The Effect of G-R-H Budget Reductions on Defense Spending. G-R-H Deficit Reduction Formula ; Programs Exempted and "Sheltered" from the Process ; Distribution of Budget Cuts -- Concluding Observations -- Appendices. Description of a Sample Page from the Defense Section of the OMB/CBO Sequestration Report ; Glossary of Terms.

Alice C. Maroni, Analyst in National Defense, and Robert E. Foelber, Analyst in National Defense, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

CRS 86-16 F

"January 27, 1986."

SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3

eng

1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

26 pages

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