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B-210967 1 (1983-07-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlel0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OECISION FILE: B-210967 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 'OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 DATE: July 8, 1983 'W i- . . MATTER OF: National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- istration - Travel and Lodging Expenses DIGEST: Use of appropriated funds by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to pay travel and lodging expenses of State officials to attend a proposed training workshop on odome- ter fraud is prohibited by 31 U.S.C. S 1345 (formerly S 551), as the proposed expenditures are not specifically provided for by the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 U.S.C. S 1981 et seq. (1976), or other stat- ute. Also, as this proposal is to be carried out by contract, the exception in our cases for grants does not apply. The Chief Counsel of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on behalf of the Administra- tion has requested a decision on whether it-has the authority to expend appropriated funds for lodging and t'ransportation costs of State officials at a proposed odometer fraud workshop. For the following reasons, we conclude that such expenditures, are not authorized. NHTSA has been delegated the responsibility for the enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Cost Savings Act), 15 U.S.C. S 1981 et seq. (1976), which prohibits odometer tampering on motor vehicles and establishes safeguards for the protection of the pur- chaser. The United States Attorney General or the chief law enforcement officer of the State in which a violation occurred may bring an action against violaters. See, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1990, 1990a. In carrying out its responsibilities under the Cost Savings Act, NHTSA is interested in contracting with State motor vehicle departments to conduct odometer tampering detection workshops. The workshops would provide training to appropriate State officials in-the detection, investiga- tion, and prosecution of odometer tamperers. The Agency cites as authority to conduct the workshop the provisions of section 1990d of the Cost Savings Act. Section 1990d(a) provides in part: 0 .6(Oq I

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