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            COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                          WASHINGTON 25                       00l

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Mministrator  of Veterans' Affairs,

     Veterans' AdmIinistrat ton.

W  dear General Bradley s

     I have your letter of September 16, 194t. as follows.

             law 636*  J96  Congress, approved August 7, 146,
etablished  w          Veterane Administration an instruantaflfl
of the United States to be knn   as Veterans' Canteen Service for
the priary  purpose of aking  avnilable to veteras of tUe araed
frw    of the United States who are hospita2ised or domiciled In
hospitals and homs  of the Veterans Administratla, at reasonable
prices, article  of merchandise and serrices essential to their
enfort  and all-bei.s

     *It is believed that there will arise occasions when the met
efficient operation of the Veterans' Canteen Service ay best be
attained and, in turn, the interests of the uovenMent any best be
serred, by furnshlna  the Veterans' Canteen Servio. fro= Veteran
Adsinistration atocks ertain supplies, groceries, le*, and pro-
Tisions an a reimburnable basis.

     *It is beliend,  further, that such a procedur is within the
oop.  of Title 31 U.S.C.  eotion 686 governing the purchase or
=afateture  of stores or aterials or the perforamase of services
bY an  bureau or departent  for another bureau or departaent.

     There is respectfully submitted for your doision, tnere-
tre,  the question as to whether the provisions of Title 31 U.&.c.
I**ton  666 suthoris* the Veterans Adainistration to furnish to
the Veterans' Cant**n Servie*, an a reiabureable basis, oertain
supplies, grooeries, ico and provision,'

     Settlem 601 of the BecW   Act, as  eaded,  31 U.S.C. 686,

*ed   in your letter, paraits a: exe4utive department or independent

**tablishment of the Goversment, or agy bueau or offie  thereof,

to requisition matorials. supplies or equipmat from,azy other such4


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