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B-256172 1 (1997-04-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadrgj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I-~iji I Geneal AcouningOffice WasingonD.C. 20)548 : Office of the General Counsel B-256172 April 8, 1997 Mr. James R. Turner Authorized Certifying Officer- Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 96090, Washington, D.C. 20090-6090 Dear Mr. Turner: This responds to your inquiry concerning whether the Forest Service may transfer funds to the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture (USDA) to cover the salaries and expenses of OGC attorneys dedicated to work on Forest Service issues.' For the reasons discussed below, we do not object to past transfers made by the Forest Service to OGC; however, the Forest Service and OGC should not engage in such transfers in the future in the absence of clear intention expressed by the'Congress permitting such transfer. Both the Forest Service and OGC receive lump sum appropriations to finance their operations. See, e.-, Pub. L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009 - 205 (1996) (For necessary expenses of the Forest Service.. .); Pub. L. No. 104-180, 110 Stat. 1569, 1572 (1996) (For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel ..... The Department's Inspector General questions whether the Forest Service appropriation is available for transfer to. QOGC to finance legal services provided the Forest Service. The Ispector General suggests that the OGC appropriation is 'The letter variously describes these issues as complex legal issues, emerging issues', issues requiring immediate actions, substantially different from normally )rovided legal services for which the OGC receives appropriation funding' The letter, however, does not otherwise identify any particular issues addressed or legal servickes provided by OGC. 720¢7

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