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B-250884 1 (1993-03-18)

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       United States
       General Accounting Office
AO    ~Washington, D.C. 20548.

       Office of the General Counsel


       B-250884

       March 18, 1993


       The  Honorable Michael Rhode, Jr.
       The  Secretary of the
         Panama  Canal Commission-

       Dear  Mr. Rhode'

       This  responds to yo.ur letter of qctober 8, .1992, asking, in
       your  capacity as certifying officer for the Panama  Canal
       Commission  that we relieve you from liability  in the amount
       of  $3,902.09 resulting from improper payments.  For  the
       reasons  stated below, we grant relief.

       BACKGROUND

       The  Commission is funded through a revolving  fund that is
       available  to carry out authorized Commission purposes,
       functions,  and powers including official receptions  and
       representations  expenses of the Supervisory Board  of the
       Commission,  the Secretary of the Commission,an    the
       Administrator  of the Commission.  22 U.S.C.   5712(a) (1) (C).
       However,  no funds may be obligated or expended  in any fiscal
       year  for administrative expenses except to the  extent or in
       such  amounts ,As are provided in appropriations Acts.
       22  U.S.C. § .712(c)(2).  Appropriations acts made  available
       not  to exceed $4,000 in fiscal year 1991, and  not to exceed
       $5,000  in fiscal year 1992, for the official  reception and
       representation  expe  es of the Secretary.  Pub.  L. No.
       101-515,  title II,A  4 Stat. 2177  (1990) and Pub. L. No.
       102-143,  title II, 305 Stat. 938  (1991).

       You  charged the official reception and representation
       account  during fiscal year 1991 and through  July of fiscal
       year  1992 for a number of lunches and dinners  attended by












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