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GGD-00-199R 1 (2000-09-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptalnu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G ~GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office General Govermnent Division Washington, D.C. 20548 B-285298 September 29, 2000 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf House of Representatives The Honorable Dan Burton Chairman, Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Federal Lobbying: China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Lobbying Activities and Costs In response to your request, we have reviewed the efforts of the White House China Trade Relations Working Group (Working Group) and selected agencies to garner support for permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) for China. You were particularly concerned whether such efforts violated the antilobbying provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1913 or any applicable appropriations statutes. You also wanted to ascertain how much the administration has spent on its efforts to garner support for China PNTR. We previously provided you with two updates on our review. Our May 8, 2000, letter to you described the types of information we had requested from the White House and selected federal agencies and presented preliminary information related to staff resources for the Working Group and travel by Working Group members in support of PNTR.' On May 22, 2000, we reported that we had identified one e-mail authored by a Working Group member that, on its face, constituted a violation of the applicable antilobbying appropriation provision. That violation involved a minimal expenditure of appropriated funds and did not warrant further action on our part or a referral to the Justice Department. Enclosure I contains a copy of our May 22 letter. This letter provides our final response to you on the administration's efforts to garner support for the China PNTR legislation (H.R. 4444) that passed in the House of Representatives on May 24, 2000, and in the U.S. Senate on September 19, 2000. The stated role of the Working Group, which was established on February 1, 2000, pursuant to the President's request, was to coordinate interagency activities associated with the Federal Lobbying: China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Lobbying Activities (GAO/GGD-00-130R, May 8, 2000). GAO/GGD-00-199R China PNTR Page 1

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