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Date April 15, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-37 Title

Energy: Evaluation of the Analysis Supporting President Ford's Veto of H.R. 25, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1975

DOCUBENT SISUHB 01909 - [A1112124] Evaluation of the Analysis Supporting President Ford's Veto of H.R. 25, the Surface dining Control and Reclamation Act of 1975. EHD-77-37; B-178205. April 15, 1977. 25 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: Role of Fossil Fuels in leeting Future Needs (1609); Land Use Planning and Control: FPderal Programs Concern...
Date April 4, 1977 Report No. 100241 Title

Government Operations: The Implementation of the Noise Control Act of 1972

DOCUMENT RESUME 00241 - [A1051911] The Iplementation of the Noise Control Act of 1972. 1977. 18 pp. .pril 4, Testimony before the House Committee Onh Government Operations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Recurces Subcommittee; by Wilbur D. Campbell, Assciate Director, Community and Economic DeveloFgent Div. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs (2200). Contact Consunity and Economic Deve...
Date March 15, 1977 Report No. 100522 Title

Government Operations: The Implementation of the National Dam Inspection Act of 1972

DOCUMENT RBSULIE 00522 - [ A1051713 The Implementation of the National Dar Inspection Act of 1972. 1arch 15, 1977. 13 pp. Testimony before the House Committee on Government Operations: Conservation, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Xconomic Development Div. Issue Area: Water and Water Related Programs (2500). Contact: Community and Sconomic Deve...
Date Feb. 11, 1977 Report No. 091274 Title

Budget and Spending: GAO Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1978

I* 1 w-., . - _ e 1 *ELMER STATEMENT OF B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE _ UNITED STATES SENATE 1 1 FL.0 1977:: ,ON ~ BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978 -0qfw - llllllllllllllllllllllllll MR* CHALRMAN AND MEyBERS -SUBCoMMITT OF_ THE LM091274 Today we are presenting 1978. We are making GAO’s financial requirements ...
Date Feb. 3, 1977 Report No. 094685 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1978

ELMER MR. B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BU,DGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978 II%,3,“77 J CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: Today we are presenting 1978. We are making GAO’s financial requirements for fiscal year what I consider to be a conservative budget request, that will ...
Date Dec. 1, 1976 Report No. 095093 Title

Special Publications: Legislation Relating to the General Accounting Office, December 1976

Prepared by the OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE December 1976 FOREWORD Since the enactment. of the Biidget and Accounting Act. 1911. which created the General Accoiinting Oflice. nii~iieroii~ statutes haye increased or affected the responsibilities of the Office. This book? along with the June 1976 and December 1976 snpplements, conil~risesa coinpenclium of statutory a...
Date Oct. 15, 1976 Report No. OGC-77-4 Title

Financial Management: Status of Three Rescission Proposals for Fiscal Year 1977

/do COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED SrATES WASHNG-O4i. D.C zoo October 15, 1976 O · UL O B-115398 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On September 22, 1976, we received copies of the President's second special message for Fiscal Year 1977 wh:.ich was transmitted.to the Congress pursuant to the Inpoundment Control Act of 1974. The special message includ...
Date Sept. 17, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-171 Title

Veterans Affairs: Implementing Certain Provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. W UNITED SPATES .a-----~--- .~ > September B-173741 The Honorable Vance Hartke Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ United States Senate !(- Dear tir . Chairman: 17, 1976 Affairs In your April 24, 1975, letter you requested that we determine whether the Veterans Administration (VA), State approving agencies, and part,icipating schools were pro1 perly ‘im...
Date Aug. 25, 1976 Report No. CED-76-140 Title

Agriculture and Food: Selected Aspects of the Administration of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Program

REPORT OF THE COAIPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UiVITi!3D STA4TES Selected Aspects The Administration Meat’ And Poultry hlspection Progran1 Department of Agriculture The Department of Agriculture administers its own medt and poultry inspection program in federally inspected planrs and enters into cooperative agreements with States to conduct such programs at Talrnadge-Aiken plants which can ship their...
Date July 30, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-90 Title

Budget and Spending: Revenue Sharing Act Audit Requirements Should Be Changed

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Revenue Sharing Act Audit Requirements Should Be Changed Department of the Treasury All recipients of revenue sharing should be required to have a periodic financial audit conducted by an independent auditor, and the results of that audit should be made available to the public and the news media. The Congress may wish to establ...
Date June 1, 1976 Report No. 095094 Title

Special Publications: Legislation Relating to the General Accounting Office, June 1976

. . i I . i- .- - . , -..~ , ,. . .. .. , - . .. ~ ,.,.. -. . . -,-.. . . . -- . i Washington, D X . 205413 J r r LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Prepared by the OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL - U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE June 1976 i FOREWORD Since the enactment of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, which created the General Accounting Office, numerous statutes have incr...
Date April 7, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-106 Title

Education: Disapproval of Seattle, Washington, School District Applications for Emergency School Aid Funds

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UWTED STATES Disapproval Of Seattle, Washington, School District Applications For Emergency School Aid Funds. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare MWD-76- 106 APRIL 7J976 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF DC. THE 20548 UNITED STATES b-164U31(1) /y -IL, me Eionorable Joel Pritchard !LBouse of Representatives i 4’ Dear Mr. l-l”:c.-d~-“~. u . CL...
Date April 2, 1976 Report No. 094641 Title

Government Operations: New York City Seasonal Financing Act of 1975

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C, 20548 Office FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EST Friday, April 2, 1976 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United before Committee on Banking, United the 00 States Housing and Urban Affairs s@P1 States Senate on 1 The New York City Seasonal Financing Law 94-143 Act of 1975 7 Public Mr. discuss Act York of Chairman,...
Date Feb. 10, 1976 Report No. 091278 Title

Budget and Spending: GAO Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1977

STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 STATES ' 04 Ml islll~lllllllllllll~lllllll LM091278 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: . We are In of this presenting I will has today our financial briefly requirements the more for detailed fiscal...
Date Nov. 1, 1975 Report No. 095083 Title

Systematic Approach to Searching United States Laws: A Case Study

r . c . Contents Page CHAPTER 1 2 3 INTRODUCTION AN ILLUSTRATIVE GAO REQUEST THE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH Classification af laws by groups (step 1) Searching the laws (step 2) Limitations an utilization (step ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMSAND USES 1 2 4 7" 10 12 3) 4 APPENDIX I Summary of research techniques and agricultural reporting laws cited ABBREVIATIONS 14 JURIS LITE Justice Legal Retrieval Information and...
Date Oct. 21, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-28 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Lease Transaction Between Nebraska's Department of Labor and the Jado Investment Company

COMPlTROft >\ . G;ENEHli;A OF UiEiit&W ' is o2< add WASHINGTON .'"O on2th e b o ; B-182596 The Honorable Carl T. Curtis United States Senate Dear Senator Curtis: OCT 211975 . As your November 1, 1974, letter requested, we examined the lease transaction between Nebraska's Department of Labor and the Jado Investment Company. You indicated concern over the fact that no competitive bidding was involve...
Date Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. 091953 Title

Government Operations: Architectural Barriers Act of 1968

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTlNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Statement of Clifford I. _God, Associate Director Federal Personnel and Compensation Division U.S. 6eneral Accounting Crffice Before the Investigations and Review Subcowmittee Of The House Coeittee on Transportation and Public Works Concerning the§rchitectural Barriers Act of 1968_3 October 7, 1975 Mr. Chairman and Meubers of the Comu...
Date July 24, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-85 Title

Government Operations: Case Study of Department of Labor and Office of Management and Budget Activities Under the Federal Reports Act

t I rt COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20348 B-158552 The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff c\j Chairman, Committee on Government \J- Operations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This report summarizes the problems we found in the Office of Management and Budget’s and the Department of Labor’s fulfillment of their responsibilities under the Federal Reports Act of 1942 ...
Date April 22, 1975 Report No. 091279 Title

Financial Management: H.R. 4316, a Bill To Authorize and Direct GAO To Audit the Federal Reserve System

lI , *. I , I A lllllllll\lllllllllllllllll LM091279 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. April 22, 1975 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MONETARY POLICY OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, CURRENCY AND HOUSING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on H.R. 4316, A' Bill Offic...
Date Jan. 10, 1975 Report No. B-154394 Title

Budget and Spending: Need for a Uniform Method for Paying Interest on Government Trust Funds

,- .. . .--~:“,~, 1 P REPORT TOpTHE lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM095072 Need For A Uniform Method For Paying Interest On Government Trust Funds B-754394 Department of Treasury BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. , COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES B-154394 : 1' To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of ...
Date Jan. 7, 1975 Report No. RED-75-318 Title

Financial Management: Change Made by HUD in Its Regulations Relative to Relocation Assistance Payments

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF-THE DC. UNITED STATES 20548 3-148044 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Robert Senate Packwood: Packwood In your June 14, 1974, letter you asked us to review a change made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in its regulations relative to relocation assistance payments made pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property...
Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091092 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 10, Issue 4, Fall 1975

THE CITY OF WASHINGTON .In 1892 Currier 24 l a p s lithogrciph shouc n birds-eye iieic of the city of Wmhington f r o m the Potomac, looking north. Capitol Hill dominates the uiew. Besides the Washington Monument. other Goziernment structures shown include the White House: the War, Natiy & State Building; the Treasury; the Patent OfJice: and the Smithsonian Institution. At the foot o Capitol Hill...
Date Jan. 1, 1974 Report No. 091090 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Winter 1974

e Capitol of the United States-1844 . . .. . , . , . .. . . . . I , _ " _ I . This picture is the enrliest known photogrtiphir imuge 01 the U S . Capitol Building, home of the national legislature, the CongresJ of the United States. dnguerreot\pe pltite about 1836 and is attributed to John Plumbe, /ram the east. T h e stcitue on the north side ot the portico is not in place. T h e building is cli...
Date Dec. 15, 1973 Report No. 090872 Title

Special Publications: Comptroller General's Annual Report 1973

P COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ,l. -9 32 .J. 4 .. ; : +? :1 ,;a .~ For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Price $3.25 (paper cover) Stock number 2000-001 12 1 2: CQMPTRQLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D C 205.18 .. December 15, 1973 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dear Sirs...
Date Aug. 31, 1973 Report No. B-178979 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Issues Resulting From Supreme Court Ruling

Date June 15, 1973 Report No. 094550 Title

Budget and Spending: Budgetary, Fiscal, and Program Information Needs of the Congress

I Y ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE 22ND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 15, 1973 11111111111111111111111 11 I 1 I1 1 094550 .I D When people live as close to governmental problems as we all do here in Washington, year in and year out, the words that we use in discussing and describing them become c...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090871 Title

Special Publications: Appendix to the Comptroller General's Annual Report, 1972

the comptroller general of the united states ANNUAL REPORT APPENDIX 1972 Page SECTION I.-Compilation of Findings and Recommendations for Improving Government Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 9 153 155 ............................ ............................. Index by Government agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index by functional classification of the Federal budget . . . ...
Date Sept. 1, 1972 Report No. 095091 Title

Special Publications: Manual for General Government Matters--Federal Appropriations

l 11 111111111111I I1 1 ll11 lil 1 I l 095091 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS Compiled i the n Index- Dig e st S ect ion Legal Reference Services Office of General Counsel NOTE: Some of the information contained in the 1972 edition of the Federal Appropriations Mauual may be out of date. A current, revised edition is now being written and sh...
Date July 30, 1971 Report No. 092595 Title

Financial Management: Administration of Title III Grant Funds by Water Resources Council

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHlNGTbN, D C. CIVIL DIVISION Jut.3 Qnn Dear Mr. Maughan' The General Accounting Office has examined Into selected aspects of the Title III Grant Program admlnlstered by the Water Our survey included an examination of Resources Council CWRC). selected State appllcatlons and was performed at the WRC Central Office In Washlngton, D.C. Section 301 of the Water Resources Planni...
Date Sept. 29, 1969 Report No. 092686 Title

Education: Administration of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 CiVlL DIVISION SEP 29 1969 Dear Dr. Allen: As part of our the Elementary and Into the manner ln Health, Education, of this program. review of actlvltles carried out under title III of Secondary Education Act IESEA) of 1965, we examined which the Office of Education (OE), Department of and Welfare (HEW) was admlnlsterzng certain aspects ...
Date July 29, 1969 Report No. 092671 Title

Financial Management: Administration of Recreation Fees Under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIX WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 CIVIL IXVISION Mr. Edward P. Cliff Chief, Forest Service Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Cliff: This 1s in reference to our draft report to the Congress on the review of the admlnlstratlon of recreation fees under the provlslons of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, and the comments thereon from Mr. E. W, Schultz, Acti...
Date July 25, 1969 Report No. 092674 Title

Financial Management: Administration of Recreation Fees Under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JUh 2 5 1969 CIVIL DIVISION Lieutenant Chief of Corps of Department Dear General Engineers Engineers of the Wllllam F, Cassldy Army General Cassldy: draft report to the Congress entltled recreation fees under the provlslons Fund Act of 1965" and the comments (Civil Functions), Department of the This IS In reference to our "Review of th...
Date Jan. 1, 1969 Report No. 091205 Title

Special Publications: The Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 Should Be Reformed

Date Oct. 29, 1968 Report No. 094488 Title

National Defense: Uniform Cost Accounting Standards in Negotiated Defense Contracts

', L . ' e , . Address by the Comptroller Genera? of the United States, Elmer 8. Staats, before the Stuart Cameron McLeod Socfety o f tne tGZRi6l Association o f Accountants, Dora? Country Club, Mfami Beachs Florida, October 29, t968 N I FORM COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN NEGCITIATED DEFENSE CONTRACTS . Early in the Spring of this year, the General Accounting Office was extremely busy fo one end o ...
Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 091225 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation