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B-125406 1 (1955-11-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacvw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~.12W-NoV/ 4 195 flouse of Rtprsentatives Dear Mr. Chairan Further reformc is ade to-your letter of August 301 195 in which you request our opinion whether tbare Is any auitbority for the Departnent of Comaroe or the Business Advisory Council for the Deprtmaent of Cawaerce Wo accept voluntary donations or aontrbua. tions to augmenit regular appropriations made by the Congress to the D~epartment of Comworc. with YMW letter rx.915~ a copy of our decision of November 20, l$~hOv B-1)378, which hold that, while there Is no authority of law for an official of the ftited-Statpa to accept vel- untary donations or cont~ibtionx of *ash to sugaunt appropriations Aof the Corngress for a pairticular purpose, there *ulI be no obje. tinto the acceptanc, of the gratuitous serviess of ak private g a vat@?eW by proessional social s&ieow* associations to pro- lcte and filamc social science rosearvh, pursuant to.& cooperative agroomt 4adr %blah @%Ab services woulA be rendered without oost to the 1nited States ezept for the tfamishing of sash spaose, #qtp-. sent, and failties as Mhe Vnited States may be able to furnish. * - Also, you aelese a, *wj at a ruling of -the V=wNa of Internal hevenue holding that tlonatjons to the Couno -m arbcaritable, contri- r4butions deductible for Lucer tax v ,urder seotion 170 of O, the l$L owe, 26 a*- 0. 0. SuppO US I * nd sat' tOat sin=41 the Coni hIs 0* part of ib, Unted Statesa Department of Comerce It A report recoived tra the Nopartaent of Cowa~rce in response to the inquiry uationod in our! letters of September 19 and October 20, 1955, as Fplezented by, other in±onation of reco-d, in~icates th~at tha epattn of Conerce does~ not receive or copt eiy contributions for t?x) Council and. that donations to to Couizai1 8a not in ar~yvisa hrrled byr th3 Dapartznt of Cao'zcrera. 14 iTh fUr. tjl-3 a no v gvnnatzl action of wq kini, tho Jjetary of (CoT_-rx_- Or other govommita1 aticies furnished the Council's raports n /0

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