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094434 1 (1971-03-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxkt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 AM EST March 18, 1971 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased to be here this morning, at your request, to discuss the functions and activities of the General Accounting Office as they relate to matters within the jurisdiction of this committee. We have enjoyed a good and we believe mutually beneficial relationship with the committee over the years and hope that this relationship will continue. As you know, the General Accounting Office was created by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 as an independent office in the legislative branch of the Government. The Congress gave the GAO extensive authority to render legal opinions, to adjudicate certain types of claims and contract disputes, and to make independent audits and reviews of the executive branch. It intended clearly that the GAO be a non-political, independent arm of the Congress to assure that funds were spent in accordance with law and that programs were carried out as intended by the Congress.

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