About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

AIMD-94-50R 1 (1993-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacklj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: jYa337' United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-255628 November 16, 1993 The Honorable John A. Boehner Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Office Systems Committee on House Administration House of Representatives Dear Mr. Boehner: This responds to your October 15, 1993, letter regarding our authority to audit the House Finance Office and whether such authority is sufficient to audit legislative service organizations (LSOs). Our authority to audit legislative branch operations (including the House Finance Office and LSOs) is conferred by the following laws. Section 3523(a) of Title 31, U.S.C., authorizes us to audit the financial transactions of each federal agency, including those in the legislative branch of government. Section 712(1) of Title 31, U.S.C., authorizes us to audit all matters related to receipt, disbursement, and use of public money. The LSOs will be financed through revolving accounts maintained by the House Finance Office, as of January 1, 1994. These revolving accounts will be available for the LSOs' ordinary and necessary business expenses in support of Members' official and representational duties and will be financed by payments from annual appropriations for Members' Clerk Hire and/or Official Expenses Allowances. Our authority to audit LSOs, therefore, is clear. Historically, we have audited legislative branch entities when required by statute or at the request of the cognizant congressional committees or congressional officers overseeing or directing the entities. Currently, we audit about 20 entities annually and another 10 less frequently. GAO/AIMD-94-50R Legislative Service Organizations

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most