Extending the Availability of Appropriations under Republic Act No. 11494, Otherwise Known as the "Bayanihan to Recover as One Act"

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Republic Act No. 11519:

Extension of Availability of Appropriations
- Appropriations under the "Bayanihan to Recover as One Act" (RA 11494) are available for release, obligation, and disbursement until June 30, 2021. (Section 1)
- Appropriations from reprogrammed, reallocated, or realigned savings in the 2020 GAA for COVID-19 interventions are valid per the 2020 GAA provisions. (Section 1)
- The use of appropriations shall continue to be governed by Section 4 of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act. (Section 1)
- Balances of fund transfers between agencies, instrumentalities, and GOCCs that remain unused as of June 30, 2021, shall revert to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. (Section 1)
- Agency outsourcing requests or agreements with the Philippine International Trading Corporation are not allowed, and any balances of fund transfers in its books shall revert to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. (Section 1)

Expiration of the President's Authority
- The President's authority to exercise powers granted under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, including reprogramming, reallocating, and realigning savings, can only be exercised until December 19, 2020. (Section 2)

Validity of Allotment
- The validity of Advices of Allotments issued by the DBM for fund releases charged against Section 10 of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act shall be automatically extended per Section 1 of this Act. (Section 3)

Applicability to LGUs and GFIs
- Fund releases to LGUs and GFIs for programs, projects, and activities enumerated in Section 10 of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act are valid for release, obligation, and disbursement until June 30, 2021. (Section 4)
- Balances of fund releases to LGUs and GFIs sourced from savings in the 2020 GAA shall be governed by the 2020 GAA provisions. (Section 4)

Allotment Releases from the Standby Fund
- Appropriations covered by the standby fund under Section 10 of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act shall be available for release, obligation, and disbursement up to June 30, 2021, subject to the conditionalities stipulated in the same section. (Section 5)

Implementing Rules and Regulations
- The DBM shall, in consultation with implementing agencies, formulate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. (Section 6)

Repealing Clause
- Any provision of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act and any other law, decree, executive order, or rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. (Section 7)

Effectivity
- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. (Section 8)