Amending the Tennessee Valley Authority Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session, on H. R. 4961 a Bill to Amend Section 9 (B) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as Amended by Section 14 of the Act of August 31, 1941U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941 - 133 pages |
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... clear . Nobody contends that the opinion of the Attorney General binds this Congress . Of course , we know that this Congress has full power and full right to change the law if it wants to . Mr. HARTER . It does not bind the Comptroller ...
... clear . Nobody contends that the opinion of the Attorney General binds this Congress . Of course , we know that this Congress has full power and full right to change the law if it wants to . Mr. HARTER . It does not bind the Comptroller ...
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... clear that in enacting the section under these circumstances , the Congress had no intention to make the Authority accountable to the General Accounting Office . It is equally clear that it had at that time no thought that the proviso ...
... clear that in enacting the section under these circumstances , the Congress had no intention to make the Authority accountable to the General Accounting Office . It is equally clear that it had at that time no thought that the proviso ...
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... clear that a cautious disbursing officer would be forced to refuse to pay any such claim unless such payment had been approved in advance by the General Accounting Office ? Is it not equally clear that the practical result in such a ...
... clear that a cautious disbursing officer would be forced to refuse to pay any such claim unless such payment had been approved in advance by the General Accounting Office ? Is it not equally clear that the practical result in such a ...
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42 Stat accountable warrant Accounting Act Accounting Office act of August administrative agency Appropriation Act Attorney audit reports auditors August 31 Authority's bill Budget and Accounting certified public accountants CHAIRMAN claims committee Comptroller General's conclusion conference Congress contracts counsel Court created decision determine disallow disbursing officer duties ELSTON Emergency Fleet Corporation enacted exceptions exempt expenditures expenses Federal firm of certified fiscal FITTS gentlemen Government Government-owned corporations governmental HARTER Home Owners House intended involved Italics supplied jurisdiction KILDAY legislative letter Loan Corporation Maritime Commission matter memorandum ment operations opinion payment position President private corporation provisions purpose Reconstruction Finance Corporation request responsibility Revised Statutes section 14 section 305 section 9 Senator settled and adjusted settlement and adjustment settlement warrant Shipping Board Skinner & Eddy SPARKMAN statement submitted Tennessee Valley Authority tion transactions Treasury troller United Valley Authority Act WARREN YATES