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GAO-24-107253 1 (2024-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqmx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G AO4 U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 June 13, 2024 The Honorable Patty Murray Co-Chairwoman The Honorable Mike Johnson Co-Chairman Capitol Preservation Commission The Honorable Amy Klobuchar Chairwoman The Honorable Deb Fischer Ranking Member Committee on Rules and Administration United States Senate The Honorable Bryan Steil Chairman The Honorable Joe Morelle Ranking Member Committee on House Administration House of Representatives Capitol Preservation Fund: Audit of FY 2021, 2022, and 2023 Transactions Congress established the United States Capitol Preservation Commission in November 1988 to provide for improvements in, preservation of, and acquisitions for the United States Capitol, and to conduct related activities.' At the same time, Congress established the Capitol Preservation Fund within the U.S. Treasury to provide financing for the Commission's operations.2 Congress also instructed the Library of Congress to provide the Commission with financial management services and support.3 The Commission's enabling statute includes a provision for GAO to audit the Commission's transactions and report the results to Congress.4 This report presents the results of our audit of the Commission's transactions as recorded in the Fund during fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Our audit objectives were to determine to what 1The Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-696, Title VIII § 801, 102 Stat. 4571, 4608 (1988), classified as amended at 2 U.S.C. §§ 2081-2086, established the Commission, which comprises Members of Congress including the co-chairs, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 22 U.S.C. § 2083. 32 U.S.C. § 142i. 42 U.S.C. § 2084. In 2012, Congress amended the prior requirement for GAO to audit the Fund annually to at least once every 3 years, unless the Chair or the Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives requests that an audit be conducted at an earlier date. GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-234, § 2(a), 126 Stat. 1624 (2012), classified at 2 U.S.C. § 2084. GAO-24-107253 Capitol Preservation Fund Page 1

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