FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

and Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve (O&MNR)
appropriations, the staff of the Fiscal Management Division (N82),
acting on behalf of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), issues
operating budgets for the O&MN and O&MNR accounts to the
organizational components designated as major claimants. Operating
budgets reflect the same categories of obligational authority and
constraints as were transmitted from the Comptroller, as well as
additional clarifying information of interest to the particular claimant.
The Claimants Operating Activity for the Navy, under the command of
the Chief of Naval Personnel, acts in a staff capacity for CNO in the
management of the target amounts for military personnel expenses.
d. Commandant of the Marine Corps.
After receiving the allocations from the Director, Office of Budget
(FMB) for the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps and the
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve appropriations, the
Commandant of the Marine Corps issues operating budgets to
responsibility centers. These operating budgets reflect the obligational
authority and constraints imposed by the Comptroller and
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. Designated Marine Corps
responsibility centers are authorized to issue suboperating budgets.
The Central Operating Activity of the Marine Corps acts in a staff
capacity for the management of the target amounts for military
personnel expenses of the Active Forces.
e. Chief of Naval Research.
The Chief of Naval Research (CNR), acting as staff for ASN(RD&A),
receives the allocation for RDT&E,N from the Director, Office of
Budget (FMB). As responsible office for the appropriation, and in
accordance with the direction of ASN(RD&A) and his principal
assistants, CNR suballocates the amounts approved for obligation to
the sponsoring commands at the headquarters level, specifying the
same categories of obligational authority and constraints as were
transmitted from the Comptroller and providing additional detailed
information, as necessary. The sponsoring commands, in turn, issue
operating budgets to activities based on approved funding by program
year, program element, project, and task.
f. Major Claimants
(1) General.
The operating budget received by a major claimant is available for
issuance as prescribed in subpars. (2), (3), and (4).
(2) Subclaimant Operating Budget.
The subclaimant operating budget is a subdivision of major
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