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A-23385 1 (1928-06-28)

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                   COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 5TATES
                                 WASHINGTON
                                                           ~'2,





 ~r. Levi Jooe,
     nion   Nmat Building,


Sir:

     I have received your letter of June 15. 1928, outlaning or my con-
aideration facts, etc., QLoc  in your opinion naot ant bave bearing up
to but establish the invalidity of -te  ol  standards Act and the appro-
nation   made in pnrace thereof. You aur     in etbstas   taat the
Lands involved Owere created under a contract hY the qovenmeNt with the
rol  lelers  - not with the growers, ' and that lhe funds yer collected
indar contracts wich  provided for distribution by te GAvernmeat to wool
growers.   o  ow use these fade  for purposes of the United 34ates is a
violation of nao contrets  and the conversion of a trust fund to the nse
of the United Mates. yt   reason of which yeu suggest tot this office
Walud   not approve ;ament  of ny aoneys under the  ool standards Act
Iat of fMnds not belongang to the 3evernment,

     Ph.  iool £tandards Act, 'ablic no. 409, 70tA Congrees, aproved a
17, 192l, is entitled 4A ict To aherise  tae agrvprpiation for use by
he  Secretary of Agriculture of certain funds for ool standards, and for
oter   arposes. and Arovides as follows:

          'That there is  ereb$ suthorised to be   ropriated for e$A
     entiture  by the Secretary of g*icalture, for the  urposes here-
     inafter stated, all funds heretofore or hereafter collected by
     juit, or otherwise, ;arsuent to appropriations for, ihe completion
     of the work of the domestic wool section of te  lar Inastries
     30ad,  na  ?or enforcing 4oernment regulations for  madling the
     vool clip of 1918 as established by the wool division of said
     toard, parsant  to the Nxecutive otter dated Deceuber 3l. 1918,
     trinsferring such work to  she      of iartets, now a ;art of the
     Pareau of Agricultural iconotics of te Leprtment  of Agriculture,
     ano Lon continuing  o far as practicable the distribution an
     he  growers of the woel clip of 1913 of all nsm. Leretofore or
     aereafter collected or recovered ita or withot  suit by the  ov-
     rsent   from all  ersous, firms, or cortorations whien nanled ay
     art  of the wool clip of 1915, wica  e fiAs  it iracticable   to
     istribute among  said growers, >rovidea that not to exceed 50000
     tw  be expened  ia ay fiscal  ear.
          '$ee. 2.  Sid   ads way he :.e  for    a    on  of acquiring
     ad  difusng   aong the  reopI of   eto tt4  Attss aefl1  inforan
     ten  relitive to  a  taudardization, qrading,  reparstion for
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