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B-211149 1 (1983-06-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabizw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: D!TLj. n0 CICULATM (For u (A COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHiNGTON b.=. XM QONGiV- &4n a-211149. June 22, 1983 Te Hortorable James A. McClure chairfmni Subcnittee on the Departrent of the Interibr and Related Agencies rrnnInttse on Amroriations C _ _ _ _ _ _ United States Senate •0--Po not-mako.avntlable to pubilo readtn .c t3 Od ) Pear hr. Chairmn; In your letter dated March 9, 1983, you requested our opinion on whether the United States Holocaust Memorial Council may use Federal em- ployees and consultants paid with Federal funds to raise oney for the , holocaust memorials You also asked whether appropriated funds could be used to hire an investsmnt counselor to manage the donations;. You origi- nally requested that we provide you with a preliminarV response by . April 15. lowever, when we sppka with Linda Richardson of your staff on AprIl 14, and explained that we were-awaiting formal caflnts on these matters Cr&i the Holocaust Memorial Council, she indicated that a pre-. 1J.niary. response would be unnecessary and that she would prefer that we not respond until the Council had furnished us with carrents. We recent- ly received the Concl's crnmnts. We see no reason to object to the use of appropriated funds to pay consultants awl Federal enployees who engage in fund raising activities. , The lolocaust Menorial Council was established to encourage an annual cormerration of the Holocaust and to plan, construct, and oversee the Soperation of, a per pt living memorial ruseum to the victims of the Holocaust.* Section 3 'f the Act to establish the United Stat s H olocaust Menorial Council, Puib. L. No..96-388, 94 Stat. 1547 1980),' provides for payment of ,Council meirbers, other than full-time officers or enployees of the United States or Mnters of'je Congress, at. the daily equivalent of a GS-18 salary, while section 5uthorizes, the Executive 7 Director of the Council to appoint any pay such additional personnel as 5 Che considers appropriate. Section 4 Iprovides that the Council may hire *4 experts and consultants. Section 7Authorizes the Council to solicit, * accept, hold,. administer, anduse gifts, bequests, and devises of prvp- erty, both real and personal, to aid and facilitate the construction, * maintenance, and operation of the menorial. Since the solicitation of donations for costruction of the nmorial is an authorized agency func- LiOn, we would not object to the use of Federal funds to pay employees of the Council and consultants hired by the Coucil who engage in fund rais-e9. /... 9 -- I - * - -I * - at Iq o 3'°% 4€o A . U We notethat in its ccments th Merorial Council stated that it did not intend.to pay fund raisers out of appropriated funds. 9 9 I '%4-tt I tS S° I i #

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