Where's The Amnesty Order????

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Another faux scandal?

Yeah, just keep telling yourself that.

We better start a pointless multi-million dollar investigation just to be sure.

Kind of like the $40,000,000.00 they spent on Dianne Feinstein's little investigation? Like that?
Didn't interview anybody that was actually there. Just talked amongst themselves and concocted some self-righteous proclamation about how evil we are.

Same ole Democrat shit.

No please let's go back to the non-issue of Obama not signing something that you hated anyways because he doesn't have to sign it yet. This is even more important than finding his birth certificate!

So you have no problem with Obama telling millions of Americans and millions of illegals that he's signing an EO that grants legal status to up to 5 million illegals and instead lying about it by not signing it so he can take the credit and not break the law?

Jesus, you sure have some pretty low standards when it comes to presidents. He can tell a bold-faced lie and build up the hopes of millions and tens of millions more that will come because of it and you think it's cute. You do know that is classified as a criminal conspiracy to commit fraud, right? He plans on taking money from another law and using it on this fake EO that he hasn't even signed. That's a felony you know. It's called misappropriation of federal funds. You knew that, right?

31 U.S. Code § 1350 - Criminal penalty
Current through Pub. L. 113-185. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section 1341 (a) or 1342 of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.


Source
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 926.)​

 

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Antideficiency Act Background
The Antideficiency Act prohibits federal employees from

• • making or authorizing an expenditure from, or creating or authorizing an obligation under, any appropriation or fund in excess of the amount available in the appropriation or fund unless authorized by law. 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a)(1)(A).
  • involving the government in any obligation to pay money before funds have been appropriated for that purpose, unless otherwise allowed by law. 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a)(1)(B).
  • accepting voluntary services for the United States, or employing personal services not authorized by law, except in cases of emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. 31 U.S.C. § 1342.
  • making obligations or expenditures in excess of an apportionment or reapportionment, or in excess of the amount permitted by agency regulations. 31 U.S.C. § 1517(a).

Federal employees who violate the Antideficiency Act are subject to two types of sanctions: administrative and penal. Employees may be subject to appropriate administrative discipline including, when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay or removal from office. In addition, employees may also be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both.

Reporting Requirements
Once it is determined that there has been a violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a), the agency head "shall report immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken." 31 U.S.C. §§ 1351, 1517(b). The reports are to be signed by the agency head. The report to the President is to be forwarded through the Director of OMB. In addition, the heads of executive branch agencies and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall also transmit "[a] copy of each report . . . to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the President and Congress." 31 U.S.C. §§ 1351, 1517(b), as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. No. 108-447, div. G, title II, § 1401, 118 Stat. 2809, 3192 (Dec. 8, 2004).

OMB has issued further instructions on preparing the reports, which may be found in OMB Circular No. A-11, Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget, § 145 (June 21, 2005). The report is to include all pertinent facts and a statement of all actions taken to address and correct the Antideficiency Act violation (such as administrative discipline imposed, referral to the Justice Department where appropriate, and new safeguards imposed). An agency also should include a request for a supplemental or deficiency appropriation when needed.

What if GAO uncovers a violation but the agency thinks GAO is wrong? The agency must still make the required reports, and must include an explanation of its disagreement.

Additional Information
For more information on the Antideficiency Act purpose, history, and requirements see Chapter 6, Availability of Appropriations: Amount

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Volume II
GAO-06-382SP, February 1, 2006
Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 727 pages)


Antideficiency Act Background​