[19970926]97-892GOV_持续拨款法案：近期实践概述.pdf

Edward Davis wrote the original report in 1995, and Sandy Streeter updated it in 1997.1See Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution, and 31 U.S.C. 1341.2For information the types of appropriations measures and the appropriations process, see3U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, The Congressional AppropriationsProcess: An Introduction, by Sandy Streeter, CRS Report 97-684 GOV (Washington: 1997).Fiscal years begin on October 1 and end the following September 30. For example, the4fiscal year 1997 began on October 1, 1996.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-892 GOVSeptember 26, 1997Continuing Appropriations Acts:Brief Overview of Recent Practices1Sandy StreeterAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionSummaryUnder the Constitution and federal law, no funds may be drawn from the U.S.Treasury or obligated by federal officials unless appropriated by law. Normally, most2of the operations of federal departments and agencies are funded each year through theseparate enactment of 13 regular appropriations acts. However, it is not unusual for the3enactment of one or more of these acts to