Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
Executive Offices
and Budget
The president has
many advisors but
the people in the
White House are
his closest and
work with him on a
daily basis
 An
umbrella agency of separate agencies
 Right arm of the President
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Most of the closest advisors
Headed by the Chief of Staff
 Established
by Congress in 1939
President’s closest
advisors work in the
West Wing of the
White House, near
the oval office
 Chief
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of Staff:
Denis McDonough
 Deputy
Chief of
Staff:
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Nancy-Ann Deparle

Alyssa Mastromonaco
 Counselor
to the
President:
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Pete Rouse
 Press
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Secretary:
Josh Earnst
 Acts
to advise the President on all domestic,
foreign and military matters that relate to
the nation’s security
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of National Intelligence
 Office
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of Management and Budget (OMB)
Preparation of the federal budget, which the
president must submit to Congress
 Council
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of Economic Advisers
3 of the country’s leading economists
The major source of information and advice on
the nation’s economy
The budget is a vital part of running
the day to day activities of the US
government and must be passed
every year
 The
estimate of the money the government
will take in and spend on programs over the
next fiscal year.
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Federal Fiscal Year: Oct 1 to Sept 30
 The
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President proposes – Congress disposes
Today control is shared by both the President and
Congress
 Executive
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Figure out needs vs luxury request
Requests sent to the OMB in June
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Branch Prepares a Budget Proposal
Work on proposal
By law the president must submit the proposal to
Congress by the 1st Monday in February
 Congress
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crafts a Budget Resolution
The House and Senate budget committees
analyze the proposed budget and recommend
changes
March and April hearings about the proposal
Committees
Full version should be done by April 15
 Congress
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Senate and House Appropriation Committees
start working on Congress’s appropriation bills
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Each deals with a spending category
These together the government final budget
Spring and Summer
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enacts appropriation bill
Congress and President keep an eye on it and should
by completed by August
Goes to President for approval in September
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Sign and veto
 New
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Fiscal Year
Should be ready October 1 if not
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Continuing resolution