When federal agencies and programs lack funding after the expiration of full-year or interim appropriations, the agencies and programs experience a funding gap. If funding does not resume in time to continue government operations, then, under the Antideficiency Act, an agency must cease operations, except in certain situations when law authorizes continued activity. The criteria that flow from the Antideficiency Act for determining which activities are affected are complex.
| Author: Congressional Research Service |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jun 26, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 46 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1508685851 |
| ISBN-13: 9781508685852 |