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B-206173 1 (1982-08-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadknr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: II!01, ,,0,C.FD TE3 D EITATP3 WASUHIN OTC)JN, 00Mao4~ PILt. 11-206173 DATE: August 3j, 1982 MATTER OF: epartmerlt of the Inter ior-Funding of Receptions at Arlington louse--Reconslderation DIGEST: AffirnG declsion of February 23, 1982f t*-206173, 61 Coup. Gen. __ that two receptions held at Cvstis Lee Mansion, also known ai Arlingtor llouse, during the 19&1 CI tstras season, hos'ed by tile Seaetary of the Interior and his wife, were soial, rather. than official, in nature. There- fore, neither tands apprcpriated to the PeVartrnent of Interior for salaries and exrenses nor funds donited to the Cooperatin9 Association Fund of the National Park Service for the purpose of furthering the minsion of the Park Service ray be used to pay for these events. 'The Secretary's official reception and representation LundJ may be used to the extent sufficient fuud2 are available for the expenses of one event hosted jointly by the ies-re- tary and his wife and attended by Gcvernmn~nt officials, anong others, but not for a breakfast hosted by the Secretary's wife exclusively for otlier wives, Park Ser- vice officials who certified Jnprp[%r payments are r;ur-- sonliy liable to restore the ftnds concerned, but the agency should proceed to seek reiwbursenist. from the Secretary and his Wfe, pur.siant to the C.laims Collec-. tion Act, 31 U.S.C. S 951 et seqt in a letter dated April 26, 1982, tho Deputy Solicitor of the De artrant of Intrior took issue with oar decision of Ftbruary 23, 1982 (fl-206173, 62. Coup. Gen. ), which held that Governirent funds had been iruproperly expended for non-official purposes. We decided to reconsider our decision, in the light of tile Depart .me.nt's staterrent of points. Our February decitsion conclude-d that two recoptionc held tit the Custis-Lee Mansion, also knaan as Arl~igton Housce during the 1981 Christmas season, were social, rather than official, in noture. We concluded, therefore, that neither funds apropriated to the Depart- ment of the Interior for salaries and exrulwveu nor funds donated to the CooperaUsig Association Fundl of the National LArk Service could be used to pay for the-e events. We staLed, however, that to the extent aajlble, funds amrcpialed to the Office of thc Secretary for official reception ond rcpr&,r-ntatiun expenses could be. used to defr.oy L. co.ts of one evenL, hosted by the Secretary and his wife, and atk,'. by Ccverrmnxnt cl0cbals andid ot.rs. fhe other event was a breakfant L .d by the Secrotary'r ,:ife and atterded

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