Report to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Financial Transactions of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for Fiscal Year 19721973 - 26 pages |
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accepted accounting accepted accounting principles accepted auditing standards Accounting Office actual cash requirements assets present fairly Avenue New York basis consistent broadcast systems Broadcasting for fiscal certified public accountant Chairman Committee on Interstate COMPTROLLER Congress Corporation for Public Corporation officials estimate Corporation's activities Corporation's statement disbursement of Federal disbursing funds expires Federal appropriation Federal funds financial position FINANCIAL STATEMENTS financial transactions fiscal year 1972 Ford Foundation GAO believes Government-wide policy Government's general policy inception through June included as appendix interest income earned Interstate and Foreign June 30 lease agreement leasehold operation liability long-term lease lump-sum basis minimum amounts needed noncommercial educational television November November 16 periodic disbursement policy of periodic President Price Waterhouse program production programs and distribution prospective tenants Public Broadcasting Act PUBLIC BROADCASTING Note radio broadcast stations radio programs related statement rental Section 396 STAGGERS statement of changes summary judgment television or radio tion Washington
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Page 5 - ... (C) assist in the establishment and development of one or more systems of noncommercial educational television or radio broadcast stations throughout the United States; (D) carry out its purposes and functions and engage in its activities in ways that will most effectively assure the maximum freedom of the noncommercial educational television or radio broadcast systems and local stations from interference with or control of program content or other activities.
Page 22 - Honorable Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20548 Dear Mr.
Page 17 - June 30, 1961, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. Our examination of these statements was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
Page 20 - Code of 1954 and as an organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of such Code.
Page 13 - Defense, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of the Treasury, and the General Accounting Office. The...
Page 4 - Corporation is authorized to— "(A) facilitate the full development of educational broadcasting in which programs of high quality, obtained from diverse sources, will be made available to noncommercial educational television or radio broadcast stations, with strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature...
Page 4 - ... (B) assist in the establishment and development of one or more systems of interconnection to be used for the distribution of educational television or radio programs so that all noncommercial educational television or radio broadcast stations that wish to may broadcast the programs at times chosen by the stations...
Page 3 - The financial transactions of the Corporation for any fiscal year during which Federal funds are available to finance any portion of its operations may be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Page 13 - In accordance with the actual, immediate cash requirements of the recipient organization in carrying out the purpose of the approved program or project.
Page 13 - There is hereby authorized to be created a communications satellite corporation for profit which will not be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. The corporation shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and, to the extent consistent with this Act, to the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act.