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B-76782 1 (1948-06-10)

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                COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF ThE UNITED STATES
                              WASHINGTON as

                                    June 10, 1948.




2-76782




Librarian  of Congress,

     Library  of Congress.

.y dear Mr. E vans a

     There haa been  considered your letter of  _,a 20, 1948, as

fallowsa

      The  Legislative Sranch Appropriation act, 1948,  onder 'Salaries,
Library Proper'  contains the following provision&

     ' 'rovided,  that hereafter the gross salary of  ay position  in
 A  Liorary which  is augmented by payment of an honoraria  from  other
 than aopropriated funds shall not exceed such rate as, combined with
 sach honoraria,  will aot exceed >10,000.'

     in  presenting  the budget  etimates of the Library for fisal
149,  Che deletion  of this provision was requested, and the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriation   ill for fiscal year 1949 was passed ty
tae  ouse with this  provisAon deleted.  However, we were subsequently
iaformed that re  ardless of the deletion, the aoove quoted restrictive
provision continues  in force  dring future years unless specifically
cpealed.   A question  is raised as to the correctness of this inter-
pretation.n

     xhile it is a gen-ral  rule that a provision contained in an

annual appropriation  act may not be construed to be permanent legis-

lation unless the language  used therein, or the nature of the provision,

tenders it clear that such was  the intention of the Congress,  he use

    he  ord harearter   has sen  sonstrued generally to indicate perma-

enony.  2 Comp, uen, 535; 5  id. 810, 10 id. 120; 26 id. 35k, (at page

357).  Accordingly, there  appears justified the conclusion that the

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