United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Office of the Comptroller General author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-03-14 monographic deposited born digital 367 p. GA 1.13:OCG-97-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2 P0b002ee180375c1e f:oc97002 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2 OCG-97-2 Budget deficit Deficit reduction Fiscal policies Budget cuts Budget outlays Budget administration Spending legislation Cost control Letter Report OCG

GAO provided updated information on options that could be used to reduce the deficit, focusing on the budgetary implications of selected program reforms discussed in GAO's work but not yet implemented or enacted.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) clearly, Congress has many available options for dealing with the deficit; (2) under the Budget Enforcement Act (BEA), as amended, the spending and revenue options included in the report could be used either to reduce the deficit or to free up funds for other programs; (3) under the pay-as-you-go rules of BEA, savings from direct spending programs (entitlement and mandatory programs) or revenue options would reduce the deficit unless these savings were used to offset either direct spending program expansions or tax cuts; (4) for discretionary spending programs, savings from changes would contribute to additional deficit reduction if BEA caps on discretionary spending were lowered; otherwise, the savings would be available for use in other discretionary programs; (5) although GAO derived the options from its existing body of work, there are similarities with other deficit reduction proposals; and (6) the analytical framework for considering individual deficit reduction options focused on reassessing objectives, redefining beneficiaries, and improving efficiency. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2/html/GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2.pdf GAO/OCG-97-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OCG-97-2 Letter Report GAO/OCG-97-2; Addressing the Deficit: Budgetary Implications of Selected GAO Work; Budget deficit Deficit reduction Fiscal policies Budget cuts Budget outlays Budget administration Spending legislation Cost control Title 10 Section 2403 10 U.S.C. 2403 Public Law 92-426 Public Law 103-430 Public Law 104-193