United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-01-24 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-219 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219 P0b002ee180379e82 f:d03219 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219 GAO-03-219 Budget authority Budget functions Budget obligations Financial analysis Future budget projections Government liability (legal) Waste disposal DOD Defense Environmental Restoration Program Other Written Product A05945 Although environmental liabilities resulting from federal programs and activities represent the third largest category of the federal government's liabilities, the current cash- and obligation-based budget does not provide information on estimated cleanup costs before waste-producing assets are purchased. As a result, policymakers do not have the opportunity to weigh the full costs of a proposal with their judgment of its benefits. The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget asked GAO to examine and report on various ways budgeting might be improved for environmental cleanup costs, including some of the benefits, limitations, and challenges associated with each. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219.pdf GAO-03-219 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-219 Other Written Product GAO-03-219; Long-Term Commitments: Improving the Budgetary Focus on Environmental Liabilities; Budget authority Budget functions Budget obligations Financial analysis Future budget projections Government liability (legal) Waste disposal DOD Defense Environmental Restoration Program Public Law 104-4