Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations
Federal Budgeting in the Age of Deficits

Who has the most to gain in the budgeting process? Where are you most effective? Where does your power lie in the budget process?

This real-world overview of the congressional budget process explores basic congressional budget process concepts along with key players, their roles and relationships. Learn about discretionary and mandatory spending, the budget resolution and reconciliation process. You will also learn about the relationship of authorization and appropriations legislation. Hear real, modern-day examples that illustrate the process, and gain ample time to discuss concerns and roadblocks encountered with the budget process.

This course covers:

• The big picture of federal budgeting and spending

• The crucial difference between authorizations and appropriations

• What to expect and when in the budget process

• The relationship between appropriations and the budget resolution

• Using Internet resources to track and research congressional budget action

The online budget research sources we reference are located at TCNBudget.com

Registration and payment at least 3 weeks before the sponsored course is required so the program can be customized for your specific needs. The program fee includes program development, faculty, materials, and classroom space in the DC area for up to 20 attendees (the program fee also includes AV, breaks and lunch). *  We will contact you after we receive your registration to finalize details.

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The leadership competencies for this course include:

• Accountability

• External Awareness

• Strategic Thinking

• Financial Management

• Political Savvy
  

Bring this course to your site. This course and any combination of its topics are available as custom on-site training for your organization. We have tailored this course for budget and program analysts, scientists, engineers, managers, auditors, accountants, and others in agencies, the military, Fortune 500 businesses, and think tanks.  For more information about how this training can help your members and staff, please contact our client liaison.

 

This is a required course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations.
This is a Congressional Fellows and Presidential Management Fellows Training course.

Also see

• Advanced Federal Budget Process

• Budget Formulation, Justification and Execution

• The President's Budget

• The Defense Budget

Course materials include The Federal Budget Process.

Sample Agenda	Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations 8:30 am - 4:10 pm (networking lunch at noon)   The Current Budget -- How We Got There and Projections for the Future How the federal deficit was ended - and returned The economy and the budget The Budget Control Act of 2011 and Sequestration Congressional Budgeting Today The framework and basic concepts of the congressional budget process The key players and their basic roles and relationships The President's budget submission The two federal budget processes: discretionary and mandatory spending How Congress is handling the President's budget The Congressional Budget Resolution Reconciliation Authorizations Key features and different types of authorization bills The relationship of authorization and appropriations legislation Appropriations The relationship of appropriations and the budget resolution House initiation of appropriations bills The rules and structure in place to move this "must pass" legislation How the various parts of an appropriations bill relate to one another Senate action on appropriations bills; the use of unanimous consent Final actions on appropriations Internet Resources for Researching Congressional Budgeting; Case Studies How to use internet resources to track and research congressional budget action This course is also available as a custom, on-site training program anywhere in the United States.   Do you need a training course we don't offer or coverage of an additional topic in this course? If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our online suggestion form.
Suggested Prerequisites	Basic understanding of the congressional budget process or the legislative process or Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process recommended. If you need help deciding which courses you should take based on your work experience or training, please contact us via email or phone: 703-739-3790.
Time and Dates	8:30 am to 4:10 pm F, September 13, 2013 W, December 11, 2013
Location	September 13, 2013:  This course can be presented at your location in Washington, DC, or at a location in Washington, DC, that we provide.  * Other dates:  This course can be presented at your location in Washington, DC, or at a location in Washington, DC, that we provide.  For a map with a brief list of hotels near the Capitol, click here. When we arrange space, we use these Washington, DC, locations.
Course Materials	Includes The Federal Budget Process.
Certificate of Training and CEUs	A Certificate of Training is available for this course. To get a Certificate of Training, your registration fee must be paid in full, and you must attend the entire course. This is a required course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations. This course is approved for .6 CEUs from George Mason University.
Related Training	Advanced Federal Budget Process Congressional Operations Briefing - Capitol Hill Workshop Advanced Federal Budget Process Budget Formulation, Justification and Execution The President's Budget The Defense Budget
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September 13, 2013
8:30 am to 4:10 pm
 

   
Approved for .6 CEUs from George Mason University.

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Rave Reviews

"Good refresher into process of budget enactment including reason for and behind process changes."
-- Workshop Attendee, General Dynamics Corporation

"All presenters provided excellent, current examples that facilitated my understanding the material. Thanks to all."

"I have a much better understanding of the appropriations process and will be more efficient when dealing with Congressional staff."
-- Workshop Attendee, Federal Agency

"Easy to follow lecture and materials corresponded with presentation.... All employees working with legislation would gain keen knowledge in the budget process."
-- Unemployment Insurance Program Specialist, Employment and Training Administration, Dept. of Labor

"Instructors all knowledgeable and presented sophisticated material in an understandable manner."

"Great definitions, lots of examples to help differentiate between related and potentially confusing terms & concepts."
-- Workshop Attendee, Federal Agency

"[Faculty] enthusiastic, experienced and encouraging.  He was also very effective at bringing audience members into discussion."

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