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B-248284.2 1 (1992-09-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacsnq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U nited Sates Oc General Accounting Office Washington DNC. 20548 Ofice of the General Counsel -2P8284 .2 ..eptenber , E92 Alberto Mcra, Esq. General Counsel United Stae. Information Agency Dear Mr. More: :2 cngenc::cn with cur recent audit of TV Marti CGAO/NSD Agency # U IN r rammed $46 m ilion of fiscal yer 19 ad o entucton approopriationrs all ocated to TV Marti, for use to supoort the United States exni at the 1992 Sevi le, Spain, and Gnoa-, Italy, expositions comme0rain the 50 0th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to America . The purs or this letter is texpr ur conerna about the propriety a: :ne reprogramming; we already have discussed e matter ith your staff, and we understand that USIA is oursuing statutory authoriy to ensure the proriety of any ute intappropriations e changes of this kind. Je 1990 lettes T he Chairmeh of the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, St-tethe Judiciary . ad Related Agen-ies, House and Senate Appropriations Committees, advised USIA that te Comm ttees did not object to USIA s ro csa1 Lo rerogram the SA . 6 million for use as star t-u construction costs for the exhibits. The reprogramming was -arr ed out soon aftter SiA reied the Subcommittees' 2et:wrs. Althcujh USIA i -os t abroad nomally are tunded from its Salaries and Expenses appropriation, at the time of the reprogramming there reportedly were no funds rval e in hat apor piaton for that p ourpose USIA does t nve trasfer authority that wouId have aliowed transfer a: nc :rcm the Radio Construckcn ap opriation to the Salaries and Exe nses aproo -c i oni e reprocrammin accears to nave czorvened 31 U.Sc c1301, the ourose statute, and way rave uiolated the ....zieticiency Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 131/.151 The pfurpose.' statute provces that ub'lic funds may be u2,se only for the curposes ror which they are appropracted. The sTatue zrohibits cnarcgina autnorized items to tne wrona azprori:ion, a2d .:nsutorize items to any appopri.aLion. See 36 Como. Can. 335,V&38 (1955); 5-143536, Auc. 15, 2960. 72> lantuage ifi.h Racla. Co.scuOtcln approrizzi on teces n 'aonh between :s puroses and tne Leo -7 ,- '7 1 / -f

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