Salaries and Expenses

Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including not to exceed $5,000 to he expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with special studies of governmental financial practices and procedures; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade GS–18; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries notwithstanding section 3648. Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529): benefits comparable to those payable under section 911(9). 911(11), and 942(a) of the Foreign Sender Act of 1946, as amended89 STAT. 298 (22 U.S.C. 1136(9), 1136(11), and 1157(a), respectively); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries and travel benefits comparable with those which are now or hereafter may be granted single employees of the Agency for International Development, including single Foreign Service personnel assigned to A.I.D. projects, by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development—or his designee—under the authority of section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance. Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–195, 22 U.S.C. 2396(b)), $135,930,000: Provided, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, including but not limited to the salary of the Executive Secretary and secretarial support: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of Forum costs as determined by the Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either the Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. For “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $35,800,000, including not to exceed $1,250 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with special studies of governmental financial practices and procedures.