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B-76782 1 (1948-06-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbtu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF ThE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON as June 10, 1948. 2-76782 Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress. .y dear Mr. E vans a There haa been considered your letter of _,a 20, 1948, as fallowsa The Legislative Sranch Appropriation act, 1948, onder 'Salaries, Library Proper' contains the following provision& ' 'rovided, that hereafter the gross salary of ay position in A Liorary which is augmented by payment of an honoraria from other than aopropriated funds shall not exceed such rate as, combined with sach honoraria, will aot exceed >10,000.' in presenting the budget etimates of the Library for fisal 149, Che deletion of this provision was requested, and the Legis- lative Branch Appropriation ill for fiscal year 1949 was passed ty tae ouse with this provisAon deleted. However, we were subsequently iaformed that re ardless of the deletion, the aoove quoted restrictive provision continues in force dring future years unless specifically cpealed. A question is raised as to the correctness of this inter- pretation.n xhile it is a gen-ral rule that a provision contained in an annual appropriation act may not be construed to be permanent legis- lation unless the language used therein, or the nature of the provision, tenders it clear that such was the intention of the Congress, he use he ord harearter has sen sonstrued generally to indicate perma- enony. 2 Comp, uen, 535; 5 id. 810, 10 id. 120; 26 id. 35k, (at page 357). Accordingly, there appears justified the conclusion that the

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