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The Federal Trade Commission has submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2017 budget request, which includes the FY 2017 Budget Overview Statement, Performance Plan for FY 2016 and FY 2017, and Performance Report for FY 2015, as required under the Government Performance and Results and Modernization Act of 2010. The FTC’s formal budget request was submitted to Congress on February 9, 2016, in support of the President’s FY 2017 budget for the federal government.

The Commission vote to submit the budget request, performance plan, and performance report to Congress was 4-0. (FTC File No P859900; the staff contact James Hale, Financial Management Office, 202-326-2385.)

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