The Veterans Administration (VA) requested clarification of a decision prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for support of federal executive boards. GAO held that: (1) a statute prohibited interagency funding of boards; (2) a government-wide restriction prohibited the use of appropriated funds to support interagency boards; and (3) participation at board meetings would not constitute financia...

The Administrator of Veterans Affairs requested a decision on the legality of funding Federal Executive Boards using interagency fund transfers. GAO held that: (1) a statute prohibited interagency funding of the Boards, although financial support of the Boards was lawful when only one agency paid the costs involved; (2) the Boards did not have specific statutory approval to receive financial suppo...

H.R. 3036) ON THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR INTERAGENCY FINANCING OF BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS "WHICH DO NOT HAVE PRIOR AND SPECIFIC STATUTORY APPROVAL TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN ONE AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY. "APPLIES TO THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS SINCE THE BOARDS DO NOT HAVE STATUTORY APPROVAL FOR INTERAGENCY FINANCING. SINGLE AGENCY FINANCING OF THE BOARDS IS NOT PROHIBITED B...

Which do not have specific authority that would overcome the restrictions. Once a particular Board is established. 2. The restriction covers boards and commissions "which do not have prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.". The Boards do not have statutory approval for interagency financing. Texas area to the extent that it...