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Department Approval of Proposed Appropriations. No legislative proposal which, if enacted, would authorize subsequent appropriations, shall be transmitted to the President by any bureau or agency, without the prior approval of the Head of the Department concerned or by the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of a Cabinet level body which coordinates the multi-sectoral formulation and implementation of a particular program of expenditure involving one or more departments. No legislative proposal involving the appropriation of funds shall be transmitted to the National Assembly without the approval of the President.
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