Which mechanism provides budget authority for ongoing activities for a limited period and can extend into the next session?

Which mechanism provides budget authority for ongoing activities for a limited period and can extend into the next session?

• A. Authorization
• B. Continuing Resolution
• C. Budget Amendment
• D. Supplemental Request

Answer: (B)

A Continuing Resolution is the mechanism that provides budget authority to fund ongoing activities for a defined period and can extend into the next session. When full annual appropriations aren’t yet enacted, a CR lets agencies continue operating at current funding levels (or at levels specified in the resolution) without a lapse in funding. Because it covers a limited time and can be renewed or extended by passage of another CR, it can carry into the next session while negotiations on full appropriations continue. This is different from an Authorization, which grants permission to operate a program but doesn’t itself provide funding; a Budget Amendment, which changes funding within existing appropriations; and a Supplemental Request, which seeks additional funds beyond what was originally appropriated.

A Continuing Resolution is the mechanism that provides budget authority to fund ongoing activities for a defined period and can extend into the next session. When full annual appropriations aren’t yet enacted, a CR lets agencies continue operating at current funding levels (or at levels specified in the resolution) without a lapse in funding. Because it covers a limited time and can be renewed or extended by passage of another CR, it can carry into the next session while negotiations on full appropriations continue. This is different from an Authorization, which grants permission to operate a program but doesn’t itself provide funding; a Budget Amendment, which changes funding within existing appropriations; and a Supplemental Request, which seeks additional funds beyond what was originally appropriated.