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Budget

This page provides access to FEC budget documents for fiscal years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Commission's Performance and Accountability Reports from fiscal year 2004 to the present and information concerning the agency's budget process.

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Performance and Accountability Reports

The Commission's Performance and Accountability Reports (PAR) contain the agency's financial statements, as required by the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002.

• Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for FY 2008 [PDF]
• Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for FY 2007 [PDF]
• Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for FY 2006 [PDF]
• Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for FY 2005 [PDF]
• Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for FY 2004 [PDF]

Budget Documents

Fiscal Year 2009

• FEC Strategic Plan FY 2008 – 2013 [PDF]
• FY 2009 Congression Budget Justification
  • Transmittal Letter [PDF, Word]
  • Congressional Budget Justification [PDF, Word]
• FY 2009 Budget Request to OMB/Congress
  • Transmittal Letter [PDF, Word]
  • Budget Request [PDF, Word]

Fiscal Year 2008

• FY 2008 Congressional Budget Justification
  • Transmittal Letter, February 5, 2007 [PDF, Word]
  • Final FEC FY 2008 Congressional Budget Justification [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix A—Unauthorized Appropriations Requests [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix B—Strategic Information Technology Initiatives [PDF, Word]
  • FY 2005 Enforcement Profile [PDF]
• FY 2008 Budget Request to OMB/Congress
  • Letter of Transmittal, September 14, 2006 [PDF, Word]
  • Budget Request, September 13, 2006 [PDF, Word]

Fiscal Year 2007

• FY 2007 Congressional Budget Justification
  • Transmittal Letter, March 15, 2006 [PDF, Word]
  • Final FEC FY 2007 Congressional Budget Justification [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix A—FY 2004 – 2009 Strategic Plan [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix B—Uauthorized Appropriations Requests [PDF, Word]
  • FY 2005 Enforcement Profile [PDF]
• Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Reqest to OMB/Congress
  • Letter of Transmittal, October 21, 2005 [PDF, Word]

Fiscal Year 2006

• Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Justification
  • Cover Letter, April 12, 2005 [PDF, Word]
  • The FEC FY 2006 Congressional Budget Justification [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix A—Strategic Plan, FY 2004 – 2009 [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix B—IT Strategic Plan, FY 2004 – 08 [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix C—Unauthorized Appropriations Requests [PDF, Word]
  • Appendix D—Enforcement Profile, FY 1995 – 2004 [PDF]

Fiscal Year 2005

• Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request Justification
  • Cover Letter, November 24, 2003 [PDF, Word]
  • OMB Passback Letter, November 25, 2003 [PDF, Word]
  • Budget Request Justification for FY 2005 Presented to the Congress and OMB, November 24, 2003 [PDF, Word]
  • IT Strategic & Performance Plans, FY 2004 – 2008 [PDF, Word]

Fiscal Year 2004

• Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request Justification, March 20, 2003

• Budget Request Justification for FY 2004 [PDF, Word]
• Appendix A—FY 2002 Performance Report [PDF, Word]
• Appendix B—IT Strategic Plan, IT Performance Plans, FY 2003-2008 [PDF, Word]
• Appendix C—FY 2004 Performance Plan [PDF, Word]
• Appendix D—Strategic Plan, FY 2001 – 2007 [PDF, Word]
• Appendix E—Unauthorized Appropriate Requests [PDF, Word]
• Appendix F—Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program [PDF, Word]
• Appendix G—Electronic Filing Program [PDF, Word]
• Appendix H—Administrative Fine Program [PDF, Word]

Fiscal Year 2003

• Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Amendment, April 2002
• Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request Congressional Justification, February 25, 2002
  • Letter of Transmittal [HTML]
  • Table of Contents [HTML]
  • FY 2003 Congressional Budget Justification [HTML]
  • Appendix A—Federal Retiree Costs [HTML]
  • Appendix B—FY 2001 – 02 Performance Report [HTML]
  • Appendix C—IT Strategic/Performance Plans FY 2002-07 [HTML]
  • Appendix D—FY 2003 Performance Plan [HTML]
  • Appendix E—FY 2001 – 2007 Strategic Plan [HTML]
  • Appendix F—Unauthorized Appropriations Requests [HTML]
  • Appendix G—ADR Program [HTML]
  • Appendix H—Electronic Filing Program [HTML]
  • Appendix I—Administrative Fine Program [HTML]
• Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request submitted concurrently to the OMB and Congress, November 6, 2001
  • FY 2003 Budget Request [PDF]
  • Appendix A—FY 2001 – 2002 Performance Report [PDF—Just the cover as this report will be submitted in the spring 2002]
  • Appendix B—FY 2002 – 2007 Information Technology Strategic Plan [PDF]
  • Appendix C—FY 2003 Performance Plan [PDF]
  • Appendix D—FY 2001 – 2007 Strategic Plan [PDF]
  • Appendix E—Final Status Report to Congress on Implementation of PwC Audit Recommendations [PDF]

Fiscal Year 2002

• Fiscal Year 2002 Supplemental Request, April 10, 2002
• FY 2002 Budget Information

Fiscal Year 2001

• FY 2001 Budget Information

 

Federal Election Commission Budget Process

The FEC is a concurrent submission agency and submits all budget and related documents to the President (Office of Management and Budget or OMB) and Congress simultaneously, pursuant to a provision in the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA.)

The original Budget submission consists of the main Justification for the budget request, the FEC Strategic Plan, the annual Performance Plan for the fiscal year of the budget request, and the Commission’s IT (Information Technology or computerization) Strategic and Performance Plan.

In addition, recent budget submissions have included a status report on the implementation of recommendations from the PricewaterhouseCooper, or PwC, review of the Commission’s operations.

The original budget request is prepared according to guidance from OMB under A-11, and according to the Government Performance and Results Act, GPRA, that mandated the preparation of multi-year agency Strategic Plans and annual Performance Plans tied to the annual budget submissions.

Finally, the spring Congressional Justification includes an annual Performance Report on the FEC’s performance under the previous fiscal year’s Performance Plan, also in accordance with the GPRA

The Commission may or may not reach agreement with the OMB and the President’s annual budget request. If agreement is reached, the spring Congressional Justification agrees with the appropriation request for the FEC contained in the President’s Budget. If agreement is not reached, the FEC will independently pursue its own appropriation request. Therefore, the Congressional Justification may differ significantly from the original budget request, or may be very similar to the original request. It also includes the annual Performance Report.

Once the Commission’s annual appropriation is enacted, the FEC prepares a Management Plan to allocate the appropriation by budget object class and by office or division. This annual Management Plan is reviewed and amended as necessary over the course of the fiscal year, and serves as the device that provides the annual allocation of resources by program.