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B-149441 1 (1976-04-16)

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                     DICFST - TN-O C.-ULATiON /                            570
                  COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                             WASHINGTON. D.C. Z0348


                                                      APR 16 1975


mi iocrabli Albert H. quie
Os of vopreoentatives
D@U.r H.o Quiet
    ,-h4 is in respose to you  iquiry oan behalf of tr. JMes A,   erkills,
7rlidnt of chatfield Ds1 39Ud, Inc., Catf eldtMimesota, concerntu&
prop disposttm of iLtraest eatrnd ca funds hich Ch3at ield Brass
jad, iD., was grated early Ini 1976 by the Awrican Revolutioa
flee to  al AhinitratiMo and the Minn     otfa Uketematal Cowisston.
    AcodIftg to My. Perkin$' Jnt-y 28, 1976 letter to you, his %c*   py
rseoivd $1500 frma the Ammeota Bicenternial Comissicm and $15M from
the eriCae Revltion bIcentemial Adinistriation u arly 19764, Apprr-
Intly a portim of the grant preeds has bees placed in a savincs sccount,
wing diaosru4m  t f4 the pvogrm      as thQr becme due. The Htmsota
ijentaisl Cuaiasion has tnftwd Mr. Perkns that any interest ctich
w&wwlateen tin h    deat l o fund  in the savins account must be returned
to the Federal 6ovon~mat, CIting Attacanent E to (GSA) !ederal naam   ut
circular io. 74-7.

    0ur office ha uniflomly hold that* mwwpt as nhernso provided by law
interest eaaed on Lusts granted by the United State* belongs to the Utlked
States rather than to tegramteemb l4  received the fAds. All such iuterest
is mquired to b, deposited intk the Treasuy as niscallsaneous receipts.
40 Coup. Gm. 817(1960); 42 itd. sf,(1962). (A copy of out 1962 decision Is
smised herewith.)

    This gfeeral rule applies bether the grateos is a public or private
'eay. Canres has the authority to     xupt umy grace from thls require-
ut, but we are    ra   f nw such eximption for grats made by the Ameicag
Avoluta Biotcentenial Admiatration. T[he rticeale for this rule is that
the ststutes providifg for grants do not Contaplote tht recipients shall
Profit othT thm 1n the m   e  ad to the exnt that Is provdad Ly law
md that it is contavlated tbha funds reeaelve shall be promptly applied Zo.
t  purpose for uhich furnished, Any itereat realised on gnmt funds prdor
to their use uat be acoted for as £tm4s of the VULted States.
    The Cmotres has mecosalweti t   validity of this general principle Cor
'Olt Gitustions end therfore has enacted legislation to provide specific
MWtftiOns tO cetan gragts-in.04 where a diffeTent position seamed
WpPtate, For osmle, seetion 203 of the Intrgovernmietal C*operatio n At

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