28 U.S.C. § 537 provides that when so specified, appropriations for the F.B.I. are available for "expenses of unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature," and that the Attorney General's certificate shall be sufficient for such expendi (3) Annual appropriations for the Department of Justice provide funds for collecting evidence to be accounted for solely on the Attorney General's certificate. Public Law 93-433 authorized $30,000 for this purpose. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Annual appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service provide funds to meet "unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character" to be accounted for solely on the Attorney General's certificate. Public Law 93-433 authorized $50,000 for this purpose. Department of Defense; Departments of Army, Navy and Air Force. Contingencies. Annual appropriations for the Department of Defense provide funds for "emergencies and extraordinary expenses" to be accounted for by a certificate of the Secretary of Defense that expenditures were for "confidential military purposes." Appropriations for fiscal year 1975, Public Law 93-437, approved October 8, 1975, included $2,500,000 for Funds for this purpose are also this purpose. appropriated for the Department of the Army of the department involved. Department of the Navy. 10 U.S.C. § 7202 authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to account for funds appropriated and expended for emergencies or extraordinary expenses that cannot be anticipated or classified by his certificate, and he may delegate that authority with or without the authority to make successive redelegations. Department of the Treasury. Unforeseen Emergencies. Annual appropriations for the Department of the Treasury provide funds for "unforeseen emergencies (5) (6) of a confidential character" to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Secretary of the Treasury. Appropriations for fiscal year 1975, Public Law 93-381, approved August 21, 1974, and fiscal year 1976, Public Law 94-91, approved August 9, 1975, included $100,000 for "The sums made available to the Agency may be expended without regard to the provisions of law and regulations relating to the expenditure of Government funds; and for objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature, such expenditures to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Director and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein certified." Peace Corps. 22 U.S.C. § 2515(d)(7) authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to expend $5,000 in any fiscal year for unforeseen emergencies or contingencies to be accounted for by certificate of the Director. Compensation. 3 U.S.C. § 102 provides that no accounting shall allowance of $50,000. See the Executive Office approved August 21, 1974, and the Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1976, Public Law 94-91, approved Official Entertainment and Operating Expenses of the Executive Residence. Annual appropriations for operation of the Executive residence and for official entertainment expenses of the President provide that such funds to be Annual appropriations for salaries and expenses for the White House Office, including travel, provide that $100,000 of such funds may be accounted for solely on the certificate of the President. This provision was omitted in 3. appropriations for fiscal year 1975. See Public Law 93-381, August 21, 1974, and Public Law 94-91, August 9, 1975. Traveling Expenses. 3 U S.C. 103 provides that $40,000 may be appropriated for the traveling expenses of the President to be accounted for solely on the President's certificate. Foreign Affairs. Section 614(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 2364(c), authorizes assistance appropriations "pursuant to his certifi cation that it is inadvisable to specify the nature of the use of such funds, which certification shall be deemed to be a sufficient voucher for such amounts." The President must promptly and fully inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of each such use of funds. Question: For what purposes are such expenditures made? Answer: With the exception of the funds to be accounted for on the certificate of the President, these appropriations authorize expenditures for emergency or other extraordinary situations of a confidential character. |