APRIL 9, 1923, 2 COMP. GEN. 631

APRIL 9, 1923, 2 COMP. GEN. 631

PRINTING AND BINDING - ANNUAL REPORT OF FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD THE COST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, COMPOSITION, STEREOTYPING, AND OTHER WORK INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL PREPARATION FOR PRINTING, APART FROM THE CREATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD REQUIRED TO BE MADE TO CONGRESS BY THE ACT OF JULY 17, 1916, 39 STAT., 361, AND PRINTED FOR THE INFORMATION OF CONGRESS, IS REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF MARCH 30, 1906, 34 STAT., 825, TO BE CHARGED TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR PRINTING AND BINDING FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

COMPTROLLER GENERAL MCCARL TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, APRIL 9, 1923:

I HAVE YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 3, 1923, REQUESTING DECISION AS TO WHETHER THE BILL OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER, DETAILS AND AMOUNT OF BILL NOT GIVEN, FOR COMPOSITION, ETC., ON HOUSE DOCUMENT NO. 560, SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, FOURTH SESSION, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT, 39 STAT., 361, IS PROPERLY CHARGEABLE UNDER THE APPROPRIATION, NOT NAMED, BUT PRESUMABLY THE ONE UNDER THE CAPTION "DIVISION OF PRINTING AND STATIONERY," 42 STAT., 372:

FOR PRINTING AND BINDING FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING PRINTING REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT, $500,000.

OF THE PRINTING REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT, 39 STAT., 361, IS THE FOLLOWING:

THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD SHALL ANNUALLY MAKE A FULL REPORT OF ITS OPERATIONS TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WHO SHALL CAUSE THE SAME TO BE PRINTED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE CONGRESS.

THE ACT OF MARCH 30, 1906, 34 STAT., 825, PROVIDES:

THAT HEREAFTER, IN THE PRINTING AND BINDING OF DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS EMANATING FROM THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, AND INDEPENDENT OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE COST OF WHICH IS NOW CHARGED TO THE ALLOTMENT FOR PRINTING AND BINDING FOR CONGRESS, OR TO THE APPROPRIATIONS OR ALLOTMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OR INDEPENDENT OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE COST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, COMPOSITION, STEREOTYPING AND OTHER WORK INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL PREPARATION FOR PRINTING, APART FROM THE CREATION OF MANUSCRIPT, SHALL BE CHARGED TO THE APPROPRIATION OR ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRINTING AND BINDING OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN WHICH SUCH DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS ORIGINATE; THE BALANCE OF COST SHALL BE CHARGED TO THE ALLOTMENT FOR PRINTING AND BINDING FOR CONGRESS, AND TO THE APPROPRIATION OR ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT, IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER DELIVERED TO EACH; THE COST OF ANY COPIES OF SUCH DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS DISTRIBUTED OTHERWISE THAN THROUGH CONGRESS, OR THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, AND INDEPENDENT OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT, IF SUCH THERE BE, SHALL BE CHARGED AS HERETOFORE: PROVIDED, THAT ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER IN EACH FISCAL YEAR EACH EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO WHICH AN APPROPRIATION OR ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATION FOR PRINTING AND BINDING IS MADE, SHALL OBTAIN FROM THE PUBLIC PRINTER AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE COST OF ALL PUBLICATIONS OF SUCH DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR INDEPENDENT OFFICE NOW REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PRINTED, AND SO MUCH THEREOF AS WOULD, UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION, BE CHARGED TO THE APPROPRIATION OR ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATIONS ORIGINATE, SHALL THEREUPON BE SET ASIDE TO BE APPLIED ONLY TO THE PRINTING AND BINDING OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS, AND SHALL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE UNTIL ALL OF SUCH ALLOTMENT OF COST ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS SHALL HAVE BEEN FULLY PAID.

THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX.

ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE COSTS BILLED BY THE PUBLIC PRINTER WERE OTHERWISE AND PROPERLY FISCAL YEAR 1923 ITEMS, AND WERE, WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE ACT OF MARCH 30, 1906, FOR NOT OTHER THAN "THE COST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, COMPOSITION, STEREOTYPING, AND OTHER WORK INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL PREPARATION FOR PRINTING, APART FROM THE CREATION OF MANUSCRIPT,"IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY CHARGEABLE UNDER THE APPROPRIATION FOR "PRINTING AND BINDING FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1923," 42 STAT., 372, AND THE DECISION IS ACCORDINGLY.