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Budgetary Reserves

Budgetary reserves are portions of budgetary resources withheld through apportionment by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by authority of the Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. ยง 1512) to provide for contingencies or to effect savings.

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