Debt Ceiling: Analysis of Actions During the 2002 Debt Issuance Suspension Periods

[摘要] A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In connection with fulfilling our requirement to audit the financial statements of the U.S. government, we audit the Schedules of Federal Debt Managed by the Bureau of the Public Debt, which includes testing compliance with the debt ceiling. To assist us in this testing and because of the nature of and sensitivity towards actions taken during a debt issuance suspension period, we (1) developed a chronology of significant events, (2) analyzed the financial aspects of Treasury's actions taken during the debt issuance suspension periods and assessed the legal basis of these actions, and (3) analyzed the impact of the policies and procedures used by Treasury to manage the debt during the debt issuance suspension periods."

[发布日期] 2002-12-13 [发布机构] United States. General Accounting Office.

[关键词] Government accountability -- United States.;budget and spending;debt ceiling;letter report