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B-129650 1 (1975-12-03)

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               COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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    The lionovable William .,. Randal.1V/
    Chair=n, Select Committee on Aging
    House of Representatives

    Dear Mr. Chaizuan:

         This is in response to your request for our opinion ao to
    whether Hmubers and wloyees of the permanent select comittet
    on Aging are authorized to use foreign currencies (eouterpart
    funds) under the provisions of section 502(b) of the MWtItal
    Security Act of 1954, as amended# 22 U*S.C.A. I 1754(bYVall
    No. 5, 1975), or under authority contuined in the R.ules of the
    House of Representatives, precedents ari ing under the lules, or
    any other legal authority, expressed or implied.

         Section 1754(byof title 22 of the United States Code
    Annotated provides in pertinent parts

             (b)   otithstanding section 724 of Title 31,
         or any other provision of law, local currencies
         owned by the United States* which are in excess of
         the amounts reserved under section 2362(a) of this
         title, and of the requirements of the United States
         Government in payment of its obligations outside
         the United States, as such requirements may be
         determined from time to time by the President,, (and
         any other local currencies owned by the United States
         in amounts not to exceed the equivalent of $75 per
         day pox person exclusive of the actual cost of
         transportation) shall be made available to Members
         and employees of appropriate cmeittees of the
         Congress engaged in carrying out their duties
         under section 1904 of Title 2# and to the Joint
         Comnittee on Atomic Energy and the Joint Economic                                  J
         Comittee and the Select Comittess on Suall Business
         of the Sente and House of DRpresetatives and the
         Select Committee on Astronautics and Space &xplora-
         tion of the House of Representatives and the Special
         Committee on Space and Astronautics of the Senate,
         for their local currency expenses. ** *'

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