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41   'THM COMPTROLLER GENERAL
         OF   THr=   UNITED STATES
         ' WASHINGTON, . C. 2054B



                [DATE:  'JUL 17  Wk


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LOF: 'avrof Off   it* of -E eonomit opportunity grant
     conditions.


DIGEST:   1.  Special grant condition prohibiting conduct of
          ±zwvestigat ions and vnilatatal evaltmatiosie by State
          economie, opportuotity off ice grantee does not Violate
          covernor s. statutor  aview rights, end im-Isplicit
          waiver of such2 special condition is precluded by
          of fice of Economic Opportunity regulaatins as veil as
              ~een.coideatons.

          26  Prospective and general waiv'er of Of fice of-
          lgconwcu.opportunity regulation requiring nou-?ederal
          contributions for grat   to State econotyic opporttmity,
          offices is oot obetiotable   on general principles,
          but appears 'to vialate 30-day dvance Vablation
          requirement under section 623 of Reonoeic Opportcnityj
          Art.


    This decisitn to the Dirctor of the Office of Economic Opportunity
(00O) reaUlts from our review Of 08Ttain questions concerninZ waivers
of 030 grant conditions in response to a eonsr~ssional req~uest. We
were requested to review the -validity of (1) the waiver of a special
conditicn contained iu a grant to the California State Econiomic Oppor-
tunity Office which prohibited the grantee from conducting investi-
Sat-ifts and uniiztaral evaluationso and (2) walver of a requirement.
fOr non-Pederal contributions in connetion vith grants to State
oemomdc Opprtunity  offices.

    RAD24ted 4ttimpt~ have beca maa to obtain the of fIcial positions
and Vtw5 of 0910 on the specific quast~io presented in the tongres-
IiO11AI request. flovavr,, we hwm been unable to obtain a substantive
BPOwo  frcm 060 and are the:.f oe requirod to present our conclusions
VithOut benefit of the agenry' a views. Yor the reaons atated herein-
af tar, we must coaclude oa the basis of the infor~ation prasaatIy
aailahl. to us that both waivers by 090 war* unautharized and luvalid.



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