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B-143167-O.M. 1 (1960-08-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbhv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 935. dtyA UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING, OFFICE WASKINGTON 25,-D. C. Genebra3 GOtanae in October 1959 thO ?.dwral Depsit Insurance Corporation FD3ICucb. lend in the Distiot or Coluabia tooting about 41#6 now plans to e~rttlWet ant Off ice bullding an the iftseativated to-cast 4pout $,1 xifl~bo. Genral Servies Adinstratioii acquiried the land as agent for-FDIC =and in that capaeity has awarded a eomtract for ar-bIlteetural and engineer. Ing s ie In oQnetioL with the ProPase4 new building. Re- ouitly certain Congressmen. quoi~etoned whether FDIC had the authorlty to pudrehase, th* land) and whetber it is authorized to construct 1,49 bailding9. I -a 3otter dated Jiiae'k ,190 to t-he Cbin=an of the Bard of %rxectors, PMIC CsnWssma Wr ght .Patman stated that he b~lieed -the Crodnpurtbasd th*e Land without -regard for the provisions of. the public. 2.ildingt Act of '195% A tem-tax copy of the:. Coge Sml# iitui 0,8*6 neos rilyx Conpressiman Patvan contedds that-. p)C 8 osed Aftn canes Within the 195 aot becauSe of th,# lancige, in settion 29 which states that to public' building sbafl be - e~struetod oxcept by the Admintistaor, GOA. In a Lttter dated Jun. 6,- 1960, to the Coumptr. (eneral -or the Unitd .Statest congreagun ?atman also said tbAt he intndod to oppose thi. emisre~o rFI building unless the Corpain 0.aie Conressiona a-pOf alC.I In tUe fiscal Tear .1961 approriation bearings, miwbers of teInPd io~dnt Offices Subcommittee Of - the- Snat; Com~ittee on an3A1) aiv; to. the Authority vs4t; vhich.10D0 obtdued the site On -tbe b818s it vf our -review of. the Nublic BiiUiags Act of 1959k v believe. that'.0a langU40. In stict$.n 7 might be, con- xtx a Ma~ng -he ct'appcabp to czfltrutieu of buildings notljmto-na appropriated. .fu*Us, tkol. xigt b* taken to

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