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B-212235(1) 1 (1983-11-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtiz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: r NGEST G G- 375 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES +- 4 WASHINGTON D.C.-20548 I ) / /&j -~ B-212235 (i) November 17, 1983 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to a communication on your behalf from Mr. Paul Freedenberg, of your staff, requesting this Office to rule on the propriety of an article entitled Renewal of the Export Administration Act: The Legislative Picture that was published in the May 30,-1983, issue of Business America, a biweekly magazine-type, trade publication of the Department of Commerce. The communication requested us to determine whether the publication of the article vio- lated statutory restrictions against lobbying with Federal funds or any other statutory restriction. Our review of this matter led us to conclude that the article violated an appropriation restriction against lobbying activities. Representative Don Bonker, Chairman., Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, Committee on Foreign Affairs, has asked us the same question. A similar report is also being sent to Represenative Bonker as of this date. BACKGROUND The International Trade Administration of the-Depart- ment of Commerce publishes a biweekly periodical called Business America which usually contains a series of articles dealing with international trade. Individuals and busi- nesses engaged in i-rternational commerce subscribe to this magazine. The index page. of the May 30, 1983, issue described the section entitled A Guide to Export Adminis- tration, of which the article in question was a part, as follows: The current debate over extension of the Export Administration Act of 1979 has puL the spotlight on U.S. export control policy, once of interest only to the exporting community. The ongoing review of this legislation governing our export control system provides government, U.S. exporters and the Congress an opportunity to balance secu- rity, foreign policy and commercial goals for the nation. In this issue, Business America tries to take some of the mystery out of. the export control

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