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B-170559 1 (1979-09-08)

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                  COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED.STATES
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
                                                  'SEP .8 1979
B-170559



The Oaoable Abrsham Ribictf,. Cainman
CanuMmtte on G~fw.'umet*l Affoiirs.5$.&~ ~2&
United States Senate

Dear Wr. Ch*raiw:.
    39Y letter ot .ul10, I9,Y9,3 reqqested          th iounmftok4'6sine
L~attatlcm Act ot 19't%7
    T6- apperent purpse 9,t the. bill is to preclude Governmient agencies,
(with a few speciftad eze*ttft) fbom acqubring wr operating liml2OWes
Rd feomi employing ehiqffeW *. iarther, the bill pWhibits the  . ft
Gwmiemnt -owned ad operwied mot      velg-es to transp rt an oficesr
or emp*ee of en mcmey in any branch of the Gomernment betwpm his
     dwellingSz 6f~ a'zpic    yzwAn.. *eet for cirtain offical
mum    ated iZsptlon $(b). llmxl,. the bll tates that'no ftieer or
emuloy f A   Goev nenat eapa with certain ezceptious, may be
fuJrnishsd   mat m r Vehi4Jfor .exclu use.
    $1, uSC.   63U. wich wM      ubitially amended in 1946. prs-
oSa1os certain lindtaion Ian -the purdhas. t paiene - earrying vehicles
and on the Use of owrntmAtor vehiles       traseport Govern~ment,
ffcials A e*mn po vm   betwef home and office. We have stated that we
blioved it i*6ssarY.A* -Caeoim two ckify the intent of this movIsion,
in view Of tue WcI cpg taken by  Cangrexs since 11946 In. enacting apPIW'owrz*-
then IUs makin fum    available U0r the pm   e of mousines and other
vehicles fry t departments ad agencies. As indicted above, this bill
countains a similar provtsion.
    treover, there are certain i coiAistenctes, deseribed below, be-
tween S, 135$ wid existing s.W. as pwed    1 U.S.C. $ 638a. The bill
nether rejso.. nwr amends Si U.S.C. $ 63; it does not refet to it -at all.
Because tbo stus of the present law would be in doubt should S. 133, be
enaeted, we suapst tW-If this latseaon i to receive favgwable consider -
xtion, it be rtdrefted_as a n a d ment to 81 U.S.C. $ 638a.
   At pre*$,. apoprmatios ma onow   be exp}ended by Government,
speies for the piWshaae or hire of. pasmenpr motmr vehicles twith the
euoptlon ot v hiles. for the use of the President, the secretaries to the
President, or the heads Of certain executive departments specified in

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