Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11464)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11464 is to extend the availability of the appropriations authorized under the 2019 General Appropriations Act (Republic Act No. 11260) until December 31, 2020.
Section 65 of the General Appropriations Act of 2019 (Republic Act No. 11260) was amended by Republic Act No. 11464.
The appropriations are available for release and obligation until December 31, 2020.
The report must be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance.
The report can be submitted either in printed form or by way of an electronic document.
All laws, decrees, executive issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the Act are repealed or modified accordingly.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
It was approved by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The House of Representatives passed the Act on November 18, 2019; it was amended by the Senate on November 26, 2019, and the House concurred on December 4, 2019.
Extending the availability allows government agencies more time to use the allocated budget for their specified purposes within the extended period, preventing lapsing of funds at the end of the original availability.