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B-133332 1 (1984-08-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobachjd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 28-4 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20648 B-133332 August 17, 1984 The Honorable Cardiss Collins Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation R Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Madam Chairwoman: On April 30, 1984, members of my staff met with members of your Subcommittee's staff to brief them on our answers to your March 26th request for information concerning the General Accounting Office's audit authority over the Smithsonian Institution. As agreed, this letter summarizes the infor- mation presented at the meeting. You requested a listing of GAO's work relating to the Smithsonian for fiscal years 1983 and 1984, including any pending matters. A listing of our reports dating back to the 1970's was provided to your staff on April 30. We will be pleased to provide copies of any of these reports. As requested by your staff, enclosed are copies of (1) the December 1977 report of the House Appropriations Com- mittee's Surveys and Investigations Staff on the Smithsonian's accountability and management policies and practices, and (2) GAO's July 20, 1982 approval of the Smithsonian's state- ment of accounting principles and standards. The Smithsonian's statement applies to its accounting operations involving Federal appropriations. The 1982 approval does not constitute approval of the accounting system itself. Examina- tion of the accounting system was not completed at that time because the Smithsonian was in the process of installing a new payroll system. We have not performed any subsequent reviews of the Smithsonian's accounting system. The second portion of your request asks generally about the statutory relationship between GAO's functions and respon- sibilities and the Smithsonian Institution. The two chapters of Title 31 of the United States Code to which you refer in your letter deal with the General Accounting Office (Chapter 7) and Accounting and Collection (Chapter 35). The majority of the sections within these chapters, which set forth GAO's

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