B-2 Bomber

Potential Rescission of Prior Appropriations for Military Construction Gao ID: NSIAD-92-320BR September 25, 1992

The Air Force's updated plans show that the B-2 bomber construction projects funded in fiscal year 1991 would not be needed before the year 2000, five years after the facilities authorized for fiscal year 1991 were originally scheduled to be completed. Since the Air Force has not begun construction of fiscal year 1991 projects and will not do so for several years, the $21.4 million intended for facilities construction could be rescinded. GAO did not identify any potential rescissions in fiscal year 1990 appropriated funds as construction had already begun on those projects. Pentagon officials said that although the rescission was probably justified, they preferred to retain the funds to pay for cost overruns on other construction projects or to reprogram the funds for new construction.

GAO found that: (1) the Air Force's updated plans show that the B-2 construction projects funded in FY 1991 will not be needed before 2000; and (2) the $21.4 million intended for facilities construction in FY 1991 could be rescinded.



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