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GAO-04-732R 1 (2004-04-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqgr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 29, 2004 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Independent Counsel: Breakdown of Expendituresfor David M. Barrett Dear Mr. Waxman: In a letter dated April 15, 2004, you requested a monthly breakdown of all expenditures from October 2002 through September 2003 by Independent Counsel David M. Barrett. The information you requested, which breaks down Independent Counsel Barrett's expenditures' into seven categories,2 is shown in the enclosure. Under 28 U.S.C § 596 (c) (1) and (2) (2000), independent counsels are required to report on their expenditures from the permanent, indefinite appropriation established to fund independent counsel activities semiannually. We are required to audit these expenditures and report our findings to appropriate congressional committees. Your request letter cited our two most recent semiannual reports, which covered the period in question on independent counsel expenditures. 'The expenditures are recorded on the cash basis of accounting, which is when the funds are disbursed by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts (AOUSC), or for noncash transfers, when charged by AOUSC. 2 The seven categories are personnel compensation and benefits; travel; rent, communications and utilities; contractual services; supplies and materials; acquisition of capital assets; and administrative services. 3 U.S. General Accounting Office, Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2003, GAO-03-1098 (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 30, 2003) and Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003, GAO-04-525 (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 31, 2004). GAO-04-732R Independent Counsel

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