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GAO-09-486R 1 (2009-05-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaannn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T M WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 27, 2009 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Ike Skelton Chairman The Honorable John M. McHugh Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Financial Management: DOD Needs to Clarify Its General Gift Fund Policies to Provide for Effective Oversight From fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2008, the military services received about $295 million in monetary and nonmonetary gifts from individuals and organizations wishing to donate gifts to the Department of Defense (DOD).' Section 2601(a) of Title 10, U.S. Code is a long-standing authority under which the secretaries overseeing DOD, the military services, and the Coast Guard may accept a gift on the condition that the gift be used for the benefit of or in connection with the establishment, operation, or maintenance of schools, hospitals, libraries, museums, cemeteries, or other institutions or organizations under the jurisdiction of the secretary concerned. In 2008, gifts to benefit such institutions or organizations included a monetary gift to construct an education center and nonmonetary gifts of a bronze statue and granite benches. In 2006, Congress enacted additional authority, under 10 U.S.C. § 2601(b) to allow the acceptance of gifts and services2 to benefit certain members of the armed Ih this report, unless otherwise specified, we use gift to refer to any gift, devise or bequest of real property, personal property, or money under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2601(a) or (b). 'Acceptance of services is permitted only under section 2601(b). 1 GAO-09-486R Financial Management

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