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B-192423 1 (1978-08-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadghr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -~ 7 7022 S \ Y-F COrIPTROLLE I DNElAL lIMCI-rIDI\ .1M THrE UJNaITE D ITATEEn i- WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20.54 FILE: J-192423 DATE: August 21, 1978 MATTER OF; Payment for Sun f.iy buttons Purchase' by General Services Aiministratioui DIG37T: Voucher for Sun Day buttons given to public in support of General Services Administration (GSA) commitnent to Sun Day energy alternative program may rot be cerr.ified for payment. Buttons were personal gifts not shown to be necessary expense of GvA programs, Payment there- fore does not: constitute necessary and proper use of GSA fundn. See: 57 Comp. Con. 385 (1978); 54 Corp, Gen, 976 (1975); 53 Comp. Cn, 770 (1974). The Att.horied Certifying Officer and Chief, Public Buildings Service Program Section (0ClA-1), Cenieral tfrvicct Administration (CSA), Region 6 reuestn our declsion concerning tle propriety of certifying for payment a voucher for 1,000 buttom purchaned from SLn Day, a private orevgfnizalhioi. lie explains t hat the button; were ordered by a GSA Buildings Nanager. They were made available to memberzi of the. public free of charge at OSA displays in support of GSA's comiLimn to the Sun Day energy altcrnaive program. The certifying officer orig iailly refused to certify the v'oucher basfled on our decision 11-191155 (57 Comp. Gen. 385 (1978)). The Public Buildings Service requested thaI he. reconlIder and, ns a result, he has asked for this advance decision. Our previous decisions concerning the availability of appropriations for itemau uh as these have established the criteria which must be met in order to allow payment. The object must either ho ipecifically Set forth in the appropriation act or the object must have a direct connection with, and be essential to, the carrying out of the purpos1 for which the funds were approprIated. 55 Comp. Con. 346 (1976); 27 Comp. Gen. G79 (1948), GSA has no appropriation specifically available for this purpost, Therefore, in order to qualify an a proper expenditure, the buttons must const.tictute a isne;.cs y expeu of Lhe C1. 57 Cvmp. Gn. 385 (1975). We have previously hold that vouchern for the purchase of nstrays (53 Comp. Gen. 770 (1974)), cuff links and bracelets (11-151688, December 5, 1963), decorative key chains (511 Conip. Cen. 976 (1975)), and novelty garbage cans filled with candy In the shape of items of solid waste (57 Comp. Cn. 385 (1978)) may not he certified for payment. These decislons - 1 - r , 0

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