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Antideficiency Act Exceptions

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) definitions and guidelines for exceptions to the Antideficiency Act during a lapse in appropriation.

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How do DOJ Office of Legal Counsel opinions define “excepted” work under the Antideficiency Act?

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) defines “excepted” work under the Antideficiency Act as a narrow set of activities that may continue when an appropriation lapses: functions expr...