GAO Glossary of Terms and Definitions (September 2005)

Budgetary Resources

An amount available to enter into new obligations and to liquidate them. Budgetary resources are made up of new budget authority (including direct spending authority provided in existing statute and obligation limitations) and unobligated balances of budget authority provided in previous years. (See also Budget Authority.)

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