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B-284610 1 (2000-03-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmbx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: tG A O__ _ _ _ __ United States General Accounting Office Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20548 B-284610 March 3, 2000 The Honorable Bob Franks Chairman Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: GAO's Authority to Audit Capitol Concerts Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds to your joint January 27, 2000, request' for an opinion concerning the authority of the General Accounting Office (GAO) to audit private funds used by a private organization in connection with the annual Capitol concert series. For the reasons discussed below, we believe 40 U.S.C. § 193m-1 authorizes GAO to audit the private funds a private organization uses to perform services or conduct activities on United States Capitol grounds. Bac kgro und Congress authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to annually sponsor a series of National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) concerts on Capitol grounds under conditions provided by the Architect of the Capitol. H. Cong. Res. 133, May 21, 1981. NPS awards a grant to NSO to perform the concert series, comprised of the Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day concerts. To televise the Memorial Day and July 4th concerts, NSO enters into an agreement with a concert producer, Capital Concerts, Inc.2 The pro duc er's responsibilities include television production; engaging the conductor, 1We are also providing this response to Bob Wise, Ranking Democratic Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, who joined you in this request. 2 Capital Concerts, Inc. is a non-profit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia and is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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