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B-208729 1 (1983-05-24)

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DECIBION


THU COMPTROLLEF GENERAL
OF THE UNITID IBTAT699
WASHINGTON, 0.0C. 209540


FILE: B-208729


MATTElR OF:


Army--Inc;ldental
Luncheon for Dr.


DATE;


May .;4,


-93


Costs of Comemorative
Martin Luther King, Jr.


     DIGEST;
         Army may use appropriated funds to pay obligation
         arising when paying guests attending a luncheon
         were infuffic.e:. to yield the minimum revenue
         guaranteed the caterer. The subsequent obligation
         for the deficit Vaas riulated to a program designed
         to further ECO objectives. See 60 Corip. Gen. 203
         (1981)1

     The Assistant Comptroller for Finance and Accounting,
Department of the Army, has requested an advance decision on
whetter a voucher for $355.44 from the Redstone Arsenal
Officers Club may be certified for payment from appropriated
funds. The voucher supports a claim arising from a contract
which an employee of the United States Army Missile Command,
Redstone Arsenal, signed with the Officerg Club. The
Officers Club promised in the contract to cater a luncheon
sponsored by the Missile Comman in commemoration of
Dr. Martin Uuther King, Jr.  The contractual arrangement may
be ratitled in order to permit payment.


     On January 15, 1982, the
4th annual comnmemoration for
included a &uncheon and a lun
honorarium. Both Government
local communily were invited
project officer, an employee
a contract with the Officers


guests were
minimum of
charged $6


expected
$3,240 in
each.


to attend
revenue.


Missile


Command


sponsored


Dr. King. The commemoration
cheon speaker who was paid an
employees arvd members of the
to attend the luncheon. The
ot the Missile Command, signed
Club under which at least 540


and the club was guaranteed
Those attending were to be


     Due to inclement weather, a large number of the ex-
pected guests faile.d to attend. Although some of the food
whic h had been prepared for the luncheon was diverted by the
Officers Club to other guests, thus resulting in a credit
against the amount due under the contract, there neverthe-
less remained a balance of $355.44 owed to the club. Con-
cerned Citizens of Alabama, a private group, voluntarily
assumed this liability, paying $355.44 to the Officers

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