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APPENDIX II

TERMINOLOGY

The terms used in this Handbook or any supplemental instructions shall

have the same meaning as those defined in Office of Management and
Budget

[Circular No. A-34](http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/index.html),
Revised.

a\. APPORTIONMENT. Distributions, including credit limitations, made

by the Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to the

Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. 1512 of amounts available for

obligation or expenditure in an appropriation or fund account into

amounts available for specified time periods, activities,

functions, projects, objects, or combinations thereof. The

amounts so apportioned limit the commitments or obligations to be

incurred. Apportionments may also set aside all or a portion of

amounts available for obligation when such action is taken by the

OMB under the terms of the Impoundment Control Act (31 U.S.C.

1400-1407). This includes deferrals and rescissions. Deferrals

are those portions of the total amounts available that are

specifically set aside as temporarily not available until released

by OMB. Amounts withheld pending rescission are those portions

that are set aside pending the enactment of legislation cancelling

the authority to obligate such funds.

b\. ALLOTMENT. All authorizations issued on behalf of the Secretary

in accordance with Section 7 of this Handbook to specified HUD

officials to incur commitments or obligations pursuant to

apportionments, reapportionments or other statutory authority

making funds available for obligation.

c\. REALLOTMENT. The allotment by a prior allottee to a successor

allottee of the entire allotment, subject to the conditions and

limitations applicable to such allotment. The issuance of a

reallotment does not relieve the issuing official of her or his

responsibilities under the allotment.

d\. SUBALLOTMENT. The allotment by a prior allottee of a specified

part of the authority conveyed by an allotment subject to the

conditions and limitations applicable to the original allotment.

The issuance of a suballotment does not relieve the issuing

official of her or his responsibilities under the allotment.

e\. PROGRAM FUNDS. All obligational authority, whether provided by

appropriations or in the form of borrowing, lending, or contract

authority, available for grants, loans or other forms of financial

assistance under any program of the Department. \"Program funds\"

shall not include appropriations to liquidate contract authority.

The term shall include the authorization for contracts and grants

for research, and for other special purposes or activities which

may be specifically budgeted as \"program funds.\"

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APPENDIX II (cont.)

TERMINOLOGY (cont.)

f\. FUND ASSIGNMENTS. The administrative distribution of program

funds to the Regional Administrators and the further distribution

of such funds to Field offices. Fund assignments are not control

devices but rather a means of distributing available authority.

They are, therefore, not considered allotments, and the use of

funds in excess of an assigned amount shall not be considered a

violation of Section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended.

However, such use is subject to administrative review and

discipline under Section 7(c) of this Handbook.

g\. STAFF EXPENSE FUNDS. All funds which are appropriated or

otherwise made available for personal services and related costs

of travel, space, equipment, supplies, and similar operating

expenses of any part of the Department, including interagency

agreements and other contracts for the performance of services

where such agreements or contracts are not made in the course of

carrying out a program and funded from program funds.

h\. COMMITMENT. The use of funds whether by reservation

(preobligation), or obligation.

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