GAO was asked to determine whether an imprest fund may be reimbursed for the purchase of trophies awarded to winners of a cross-country ski race which was held within National Park Service boundaries. GAO has held that appropriated funds may be used for purchases not specifically set forth in an appropriation act only if there is a direct connection between such objects and the purpose for which t...

APPROPRIATIONS - AVAILABILITY - OBJECTS OTHER THAN AS SPECIFIED - PROHIBITION DIGEST: TROPHIES WERE PURCHASED BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR WINNERS OF CROSS- COUNTRY SKI COMPETITION HELD IN NATIONAL PARK. MAINTENANCE OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM SINCE TROPHIES WERE NOT SHOWN TO BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO NOR REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR CARRYING OUT THE APPROPRIATION'S PURPOSE. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - REI...