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26 SIXTYZSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 18. 1921. F¤¤‘£ ¤¤¤’°9¤¤°¤*Y of public funds as he may think advisable. In such regular report if¢id¤pe¤m¢°uiéii Pub. or in special reports at any time when Congress is in session, he shall matklp recomnliiendations looking to greater economy or efficiency in Spam mvxm pu c expen tures. _ _ _ H , el, 1,,,. . (b) He shall make such mvestigations and reports as shall be

’§]’? “?g· ordered by_ either House of Congrem or by any committee of either

House havmggurisdiction over revenue, appropriations, or expenditures. The mptroller General shall also, at the request of any such committee, direct assistants from his office to furmsh the com- " M mittee such aid and information as it may mrgauest. ,§§°§l,,,, $$5 by (c) The Comptroller General shall spe y report to Congress d°P”*m°¤°¤·°*°· every expenditure or_ contiact mag; by any department or estabhshmen in an year in vio ation o w. · mg°¤·¤**’°·¤="· ((1>1—1¤1m1i'b‘tt¤ce rapottauq y d an ,,,,,,i,,,¤,,,, e sumi ngressrepo u n e e uac an

fn}®£*;°°;tg_°· effectiveness of the administrative examination of accounts and

’ claims m the respective departments and establishments and upon g adeqgacy antiseffectiveneg of departmental inspection of the ces an aceoun o 0 eers. ,,{“'§',,‘{‘},Q,°,}°‘§,},‘{,,{3"}‘,l1 (e) He shall furnish such information relating to expenditures and ¢1¤¤¤*•¤· zoccggitrng to the Bureau of the Budget as it may request from time e.

,é&'“§} C Sec. 313. (21 dlepartrcripigltis} and establishments ésiiall furnish to the
  • ¤· omptroll_ er ue su ormation regardm` g e powers, duties,

activities organization financial transactions and method f b '· to ness of their respective ,offices as he may from ’time to time ifegiiirelsdf .e,_"°°°“ '°°°'°“’ them; and the Comptroller General, or any of his assistants or employees, when duly authorized by him, shall for_ the purpose of securgngkgucih mformtztion, have accessdtéo gud the riilggt to examine pgrmm ems. any oo , ocumen , papers, or reco o an suc epartment or N °{°’°fP*°·‘·_ establishment. The authority contained in this section shall t B` S M M P 49 be apgihcable to exgienditures made under the provisions of sectilcin engine me r ac 29; O gif R?I.lgS°glv:’18g°t°S° cemtmstemiétsa _EO. 4. e ' ervice Commission shall establish an li °bl

    • ¤¤°°· register for accountants for the General Accounting Office, aiindglthe

examinations of applicants for entrance upon such register shall be Tmsm of ap W based upon q(uestions approved by the Comargtroller General. §§r:,;n£%0u;%,m¤$m Hggck 31.1% a)mAll apfpiloprzizuonisrfplr the} t};:al'E·ea.r ending June 30, yy} ’ _· I _ o eo ceso e mp oero dth ` mis} H pp ms giégiotpgséngraigransfenecl to grid made avaéaleaibgalldiythld Geiieig , i ml ep ce, excep as 0 erwrse providerein.

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"¥£,§°`l;¤‘§§SE{ng2a;,é, um(3)0?p§;ntg)t?l1ch fiscal {ear the agogpgroller %eneral, within the

_ appropria ions av t ‘ cal rm Office, may make giiclipchanges in th; neiiriiber Eandmci>lii·ilp‘gri;§ai)tiib1riiui>§ Kfitipers gud egréployeeg appéimted by him or transferred to the General fP,;%0r;,;0p:,° gum (cciunrfhgge Shaiziaaun gr t xs Act as may be necessary. _ gm; WHS; gg eX_ _ so e transferred to the General Accounting Office gmgses, my $y,,,,,,u,y such portions of the appropriations for rent and contingent and mis- ,m,¥gr:¤;,er¤}*£¤ ¢ · cellaneous explenscs, mclu mg allotments for printing and binding, made for the easury Department for the fisca year ending June 30 1922, as are eglual to the amounts expended from similar appropria; tions during the fiscal Hyear ending June 30, 1921, by the 'llieasurv Iiepartmegt for the 0 ces of the Comptroller of the Treasury and . the six au `tors. Appl'Op!'lBC10I1S . made smarts my _ (d) During the fiscal year ending June 30 1922 th ° - A°°°‘”‘““g°m°°· gens and portions of appropriations referred lo in gegiigiioghlaill O?H8V&1l8b e for salaries and expenses of the General Accounting ce, mcluding payment for rent in the District of Columbia, tiéaveling expenses, the purchase and exchange of law books, books gx re egnce, and for all necessary miscellaneous and contingent