>> there are large unobligated balances and unliquidated balances. there are two different things in the state revolving funds. the states, we give them money once a year. how quickly they draw that down is a different question. >> do you have any idea how much money was budgeted for state grants? >> there's a number of grants. the state revolving funds are about $2 billion. we have the categorical grants, which are $1.2 billion. about 40% of our budget goes to state and travel grants. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman my time is expired and i yield back. >> at this time i recognize the gent gentlelady from colorado. >> thank you for coming here today to talk to us. as you know and there's been little discussion about this, we've had great advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing over the last few years which has enabled to us have oil and gas production in many, many new areas of the united states. and as a consequence, many of us have been hearing from our constituents about issues like impacts on the ai

whether there are any other unobligated funds still to be found and how is this situation of unobligated funds to be prevented in the future? >> sir, i can first start by talking how the $12 million came about. on page 15 of ms. martin's gao report on contracting, they cited a 2010 army audit that said that $15 million was of unliquided was recoveredtake the total of amount we found and is a tract the $48 million you get $12 million they said was unaccounted for. that was not unaccounted for bep recovered all of that $26.8 million, because the i.g. reports, the army audit reports, and the gao reports were all snatched out on time. that data, we were continuing to recover those funds. how did the staff, my resource management staff harks been working meticulously to look at each and every contract to make sure that we close out those contracts, and recover funds, and to also look at each and every, you know, when you give money out to an organization to provide support to make sure that we close out and bring back those dollars. that is how we were able to recoup the $26 million we found.

dod meet five requirements in order to spend government of japan funding that's currently sitting unobligated to the u.s. treasury. this is a matter of great concern in our community. what step is dod taking to meet these five requirements? >> it's part of the overall discussions -- >> mr. hale. >> we need to arrive at sdoosh. >> the gentlelady's time has expired. could you take that one for the record, please? >> thank you. >> secretary panetta, i want so thank foee discussed the issue of a national standard for custody rights for our service members. we asked you to confirm secretary gate's and dod's policy supporting a national standard. unbelievably across the country, there are federal law court that will take custody away from service members. this committee members has been active on this issue, every committee having endorsed the national standard. we would appreciate your support and advocacy to assist us in making that law. >> second day, i appreciate your statement on the budget control act and the issues of sequestration. it's a thing. as we look to sequestration, i think the amer

i have my first question, a reported that came out on march 2011 talks about an unobligated balance that came out of the country exceptions, and it's been going on since 2008. there's authorization, there's no authorization. bottom line is that is a lot of money that is available if we can use it for border, because that came in from the trade issues. what is the status on trying to get that? why can't we get that money out especially in these tight money times? >> i don't know sitting here. i don't know whether it's a statutory problem or we are holding it for a particular reason. but i'll be happy to get back to you on that. >> yes, because i think g.o said you can use it by law. but get back to the kbhcommitten that. the budget does not look dpor more borders s os o s os of of local folks are saying that there's not enough customs border protection. i said we do a good job with the men and women in green, but we need them to get our customs folks. whether it's sea ports or land port on that. and especially also since you are cutting c bp overtime by $20 million, how are we going to ha

questions which will put into the record, not the least of which you still have i think $550 million unobligated in terms of the 705 stimulus loan guarantee money, and a lot of, yes, i believe that's the amount. a lot of that money went out the waning months of the programs authority, and you, you know, personally a proof of that. can you sort of get the committee some assurances that that money and the programs it went to have better oversight than per of of the other row grants that were initiated? >> well, how do you want me speed is how would you like to characterize -- there were some lessons learned. >> there are always lessons learned in life, and certainly as noted in my senate testimony, we are continuing to improve how we administer the loan. but i wouldn't characterize what happened at the end, we were very careful in how we -- so i think you're talking about the conditional loans and that obligation. how are you monitoring. >> so, what we have been doing since i think 2010, made 2010, setting up a different section within the loan program, but to look for changes in anything that mat

and 700, veterans benefits and services other than unobligated balances shall be adjusted for inflation as follows. a, inflater used in paragraph 2 to adjust budgetary resources relating to personnel shall be the percent by which the average of the bureau of labor statistics employment cost index wages and salaries, private industry workers, for that fiscal year defers from such index for the current year. b, the inflater used in paragraph 2 to adjust all other budgetary resources shall be the percent by which the average of the estimated gross domestic product chain type price index for that fiscal year defers from the average of such estimated index for the current year. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for five minutes in support of his motion. mr. tierney: thank you, mr. speaker. this is the final amount amendment of this bill. it will not kill the bill and won't send it back to committee. if adopted we'll vote on the passage of the bill as amended. mr. speaker, with families in my district and across the country sit aroun

dod meet five requirements in order to spend government of japan funding that's currently sitting unobligatedthe u.s. treasury. this is a matter of great concern in our community. what step is dod taking to meet these five requirements? >> it's part of the overall discussions -- >> mr. hale. >> we need to arrive at sdoosh. >> the gentlelady's time has expired. could you take that one for the record, please? >> thank you. >> secretary panetta, i want so thank you for meeting with congressman andrews where we discussed the issue of a national standard for custody rights for our service members. we asked you to confirm secretary gate's and dod's policy supporting a national standard. unbelievably across the country, there are federal law court that will take custody away from service members. this committee members has been active on this issue, every committee having endorsed the national standard. we would appreciate your support and advocacy to assist us in making that law. >> second day, i appreciate your statement on the budget control act and the issues of sequestration. it's a thing. as w