United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1997-01-13 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-274576 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274576 P0b002ee18fd4959b f:274576 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-274576 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274576 B-274576 Comptroller General Decision

Congress annually appropriates to the Department of Energy an amount for "Departmental Administration" that remains available until expended. Each year Congress authorizes the Department to use a specified, "not to exceed" portion of its "Departmental Administration" appropriation for official reception and representation (R&R) activities. DOE's authority to use a portion of its "Departmental Administration" appropriation for R&R activities is coextensive with, and inseparable from, the period of availability of the amount annually appropriated for "Departmental Administration". Thus, to the extent the Department does not use all the R&R authority (and all the "Departmental Administrations" appropriation) provided each year, it continues to remain available for obligation in succeeding years. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274576/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274576.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274576/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274576.pdf GAO/B-274576 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274576 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274576; Availability of Department of Energy; Title 2 Section 683 2 U.S.C. 683 Title 31 Section 1555 31 U.S.C. 1555 Volume 107 Page 1312 107 Stat. 1312 Volume 108 Page 1707 108 Stat. 1707 Volume 109 Page 402 109 Stat. 402 Volume 110 Page 2984 110 Stat. 2984 Public Law 103-126 Public Law 103-316 Public Law 104-46 Public Law 104-206