B-125406: Nov 04, 1955

Chairman: Further references is made to your letter of August 30. In which you request our opinion whether there is any authority for the Department of Commerce of the Business Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce to accept voluntary conations or contributions to augment reuglar appropriations made by the Congress to the Department of Commerce. While there is no authority of law for an...

B-125406: Published: Nov 04, 1955. Publicly Released: Nov 04, 1955.

The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives requested GAO's opinion as to whether there is any authority for the Department of Commerce or the Business Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce to accept voluntary donations or contributions to augment regular appropriations made by the Congress to the Department of Commerce.GAO determined, based on a report receiv...