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Committee For Thorough Agricultural Political

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This memorandum sorves to advise you that, as of

October 22, 1979, the audit report for the following

conmlittee has been received by all parties involved

and may be released to the public:

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'1'he c.:munit.:ce n~'J.ist...::·L'I: '•..-it.h the Office of the

CIC1"~: cf. the U:1itru St.-lb.:::; ilOl.::~'.~ of ~~c~prcs(~ntatives on

""\~Jri.l 1 7 , 1972. ':10 Comr.Li :..tu:- u:aintains its hcac1qu~lrtcr~;

in S~'"l l-m tonio, '1'e::-:a5.

'l'his uudit n::pm"t i:; IJ.l;";"Ll 0:1 c!ucuments and \'lo)"}: Ln ..1

:.'~t:'." ,. ~-~ ...:; 1ic~ 1 s tippor t (~l.·lC ~l () r L: 1', I f ac t ;"lill s t:l t:(,ln(~n ts. rJ'I~f..~~!

:'~':'::l :,1;;[-t of t.he record upon i·;:l.i.cl: the' .Commission bi1s('d it:;

(:",-~.i.:-;.i.D:l~ on the 1:l;lttel"S in till': rc:·()~·t anLl \\"cro i.1'\.r~lil.:1b1n to .. -""\" •• , .... ; • • ... " , ... " ~; - .......' I ... .: .- •• • I •.•- ' ..- .- .. ... .' l., ,~, •. Ol.l..: L.~ anI, .1;-' ~~ 1 0:), l.d ,.0 :-" 'L. .: l: 01. l.U\·lCt,.,r •

'rhe audit covCJ:od t:lli~ period from January 1, 1977

th~"OU'::l ,July 31,1979, the Llildl co'.'crage date of the latc:;l:

rCl)C'::l: filed bvthc COl1nnLttcu <l't: t:-1C time of the aUdit. '1'heCo;:·.:~:i::I·('e repo~·t.(!ci i1 b(~c..lianilvl c.lsil balance on ,1anuary 1,-

l~);i 01' ;;1,216,115.86; total l"'.·ccipts [or the period of

~;J ,:·iO,:~')7.63itoti11 c:·:pendit:lll'f:OS for the period of

S 1., 2·~ C), 323.11; and i1 clm;i.n~! C;I::ll1 b.:ll~l11cC! on Ju1i' 31, 1979

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REPOE'l' OF 'I'lIB 'AUDITD'IVISIO~

ON 'I'IIE

CO:·l~·' l'l"l'EE FOR 'l;fIOROUGlI AGRICUI.'l'(;~\L POl,I'l'ICAI. EDUCi\'.i'ImJ

'I.'his reoort is based on an audit of the committee

For 'l'har.ough l\gri~ult.ural pol.itical Education ("the Committee"),

undcrta~:en bv the Audit Division of the Federal Election

COlrJaissic),1 i;l acc6r.d~ll1ce,...ith -l'Jie Cori1::1ission IS' nucii t' I:iolicy' .. '

to ~utcr~ind wheth~r there.has been ~ompliance with the·

.p'ravL-; 1.ons ofth(~ Fec1(~r_cll Elcc::.i (l!1 Ca:apai<jn Act of 1971,:'ls ,,,,

.:;:~ o:1t:,-.!.l (" the i\c t"). 'l'Iw all":.i t ,;.:;s conduc te(l pur::; uan t . to, S, 'e"'::"

tiOl1 ·L:B(a) (8) of'l'iUe 2 of til,~ c:1itccl Statns Cod':':\\'hicL ."

(:in~c:t:; the r,)ILUniss ~on to m·:lLl~ rro::~ tiIT.e to tiI:l<2 audits .and

[i(~.1.d inv(!stilJ.:1tlon~ with res!)( '_:i':' to reports llnd staterilci.ts

fih:-d u:l.c1er the provi siom, of 1.111 ;'\c:t.

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REPOR'r OF' 'rilE AUDIT DIVISION

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COM!-1I'l"I'BE FOR 'I'IIOROUGII AGRICUL'I'URAL POLITICAL EDUCATION

I. Background

A. Overview

This report is based on an audit of the committee

For 'l'horough Agricultural Political Education (lithe Committee") ,

undertaken by the Audit Division of the Federal Election

Con~ission in acc~rdance with the Commission's audit policy

to determine wheLler there has been compliance with the

provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of.1971, as

amended (" the Act"). 'rhe audi t was conducted pursuant ":0 Section 438(a) (8) of 'ritle 2 of the Unitn<..1 States Coce whic.~1

directs the COIilIl1ission to make from time to time audits ..md

fiuld investigations w~th respect tJ reports and statements

filed under tlw prov~c.ions of the Act.

The Committee regist.ered with the Office 0:1: tho

Clerk of the United States House of Representatives on

:\pril 17, 1972. '11he Conmlittee mLlint.ains its headquart0rs

in San An ton io, 'l'exas.

'l'hc audit covered the period from January 1, 1977

through July 31, 1979, the final COverillje date of the latest

report filed by the Corruuittee at the t.ime of the audit. '1'he

ComHi ttee re:?orted a beginning cash balance on ~Tanuary 1,

1977 of $1,216,115.86; total receipts for: the period of

$1,270,297.63; total expenditures for the period of

$1,246,323.11; and a closing cash bal~lIlcc! on July 31, 1979

of $1,240,090.38.

This audit report is based on documents and working

papers which support each of the factual statements. 'rhey

form part of the record upon which the Conunission based its

decisions on the matters in the report and were available to

CO:Tunissioners and appropriate staff for review .
II. Auditor's Statement

1l~lv(~n Rice, Chairman, 1/1/77 - 5/19/78

.John R. \'lhite, Treasun.:!r, 2/13/78 - present

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Kl'ith Kerr, Chairman, 5/19/78 - present

.J. H.Stone, Treasurer, 1/1/77 - 2/13/78

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon

examination of the reports and statefficnts filed and the

recor.ds preseil ted, that the reports. and statements of the

Corunittce For Thorough AgriculLural Political Education

fair] y present. the finallcial<:'ctivities of the Comr.,ittee for

the pc l-iod covered by the audi t:. r·o material problems in

conv1ying with the Federal Elcctiol CampaignA~t were discovered during the course of the audit•

The audit included such tests as verification of

total reported receipts and expenditures and individual

transactions: review of required supporting documentation

and analysis of Committee debts and obligations: and other

audit procedures as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

'L'he principal officers of the Conunittee during the

p(~riod ('lIvered by the audit were:

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