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GAO-04-141R 1 (2003-10-17)

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       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548


         October 17, 2003

         The Honorable Emily J. Reynolds
         Secretary of the United States Senate

         Subject: Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund

         Dear Ms. Secretary:

         We performed procedures you requested to assist you in determining whether the
         Senate Office of Public Records revolving fund's reported fiscal year 2001 (October 1,
         2000, through September 30, 2001) and fiscal year 2002 (October 1, 2001, through
         September 30, 2002) receipts and disbursements and fund balances at the beginning
         and end of the review period are complete and accurate.

         In summary, the procedures you asked us to perform included reviewing
         documentation supporting the Senate Office of Public Records revolving fund's
         recorded receipt and disbursement transactions for evidence that the transactions
         were properly authorized, recorded, and reported on the Senate Disbursing Office's
         monthly Statement of Funding Authorization and Expense Activity reports. In
         addition, you asked us to review the fund balance at the beginning and end of the
         fiscal years under review. As a result of performing the agreed-upon procedures, we
         identified one instance in which a cash disbursement was not forwarded to the
         Senate Committee on Rules and Administration prior to payment. This occurred
         during the displacement of staff from the Senate Disbursing Office as a result of the
         anthrax incident in the fall of 2001. Additionally, we found that the beginning and
         ending fund balances for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 recorded in the Senate Disbursing
         Office's monthly statements agreed with the balances reported by the U.S. Treasury.
         The details of the agreed-upon procedures along with our results are presented in
         enclosure I. The unaudited Schedules of Receipts, Disbursements, and Fund
         Balances for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for the Senate Office of Public Records
         revolving fund are in enclosure II.

         By specifying the agreed-upon procedures, your office was responsible for ensuring
         that the procedures we performed were sufficient to meet your objectives, and we
         make no representations in that respect. In performing these procedures, we
         conducted our work in accordance with generally accepted government auditing
         standards that incorporate financial audit and attestation standards established by
         the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. These standards also provide
         guidance when performing and reporting the results of agreed-upon procedures. In
         agreeing to perform the procedures you requested, we discussed this guidance and
         the related limitations on the nature, scope, and intended use of our work with your


GAO-04-141R Senate Office of Public Records Fund Review

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