Practice question
Congress creates a fund for restoring public hospitals damaged by typhoons. The statute identifies eligible hospitals, allowable repairs, a fixed appropriation, audit duties and a cost-based allocation method. A final clause permits the President to divert any unused balance to any other purpose the President considers desirable, without identifying a related program or other limit. A hospital association challenges only that clause. Which is the strongest delegation objection?
- All spending implementation must be performed personally by Congress
- The clause permits the President to choose new spending purposes without a sufficient legislative standard
- The clause is valid because any desire of an elected President is a sufficient standard
- The clause is valid because the total appropriation is a fixed amount
- The clause is invalid solely because hospitals are locally situated
Legal references
- Belgica v. Ochoa, G.R. Nos. 208566, 208493 and 209251, November 19, 2013, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/nov2013/gr_208566_2013.html
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