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GAO-13-490R 1 (2013-05-01)

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         Accountabiity ' integrity -Reliability

United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548


May 1, 2013

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy
President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate

The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Minority Leader
United States Senate

The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
Chairman
The Honorable Pat Roberts
Ranking Member
Committee on Rules and Administration
United States Senate

Subject: Senate Preservation Fund: Audit of Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012 Transactions

In September 2003, the Senate Preservation Fund (Fund) was established within the U.S.
Treasury (Treasury).1 The Fund is available to the Senate Commission on Art (Commission) to
fund activities related to acquiring works of art, historical objects, documents, and materials
relating to historical matters, or exhibits in the Capitol and Senate office buildings. The Library of
Congress (Library) provides financial management and disbursing services and support to the
Commission. GAO is required to audit the Fund and report the results to the Commission.2

This report presents the results of our audit of the Fund's transactions for fiscal years 2011 and
2012. Our audit objectives were to determine whether (1) the Fund's recorded transactions for
fiscal years 2011 and 2012 were authorized in advance, supported by documentation,
accurately accounted for, and in compliance with applicable laws and (2) the Commission's and
the Library's operating, reporting, and oversight practices were documented and in place to
provide reasonable assurance that Fund transactions were properly executed and Fund assets
were adequately safeguarded.






1Pub. L. No. 108-83, title I, § 3(c), 117 Stat. 1007, 1012 (Sept. 30, 2003), classified, as amended, at 2
U.S.C. § 2108 (c).
22 U.S.C. § 2108(c)(6).


GAO-13-490R Senate Preservation Fund


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