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                       STATEMENT OF

        ROBERT F. KELLER, DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL

                   OF THE UNITED STATES

                        BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

                          OF THE

                COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

                HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                ON REGULATION OF LOBBYING


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     I appreciate the opportunity to present the views of the

General Accounting Office on H.R. 15, H.R. 778, and H.R.

6864, three bills that would repeal the Federal Regulation of

Lobbying Act and would substitute an improved law requiring

public disclosure of lobbying activities.

     As you may know, on April 2, 1975, GAO issued a report

prepared for the Senate Committee on Government Operations,

entitled The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act--Difficulties

in Enforcement and Administration. Since its enactment in

1946, the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act has been the

subject of continual congressional scrutiny and generally has

been judged to be ineffective. In our report, we confirmed


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United States General Accounting Office
       Washington, D.C. 20548

                           FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                           Expected at 10:00 a.m.
                           September 12, 1975

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