mr. atkins along the budget line. you dance to the first questions as well as you could because of the purpose of the task force. -- you have answered the first questions as well as you could. from what appropriated funds utilized to fund the activities of the task force? >> i don't know the answer to that question. >> then let's leave it. you could answer that in writing. >> very well, thank you. >> let me go on. is official travel authorized for any of these meetings? if so, is there a separate budget for the travel? officialt believe travel is authorized. you have components within doj, the antitrust division, the civil division, the civil rights division, the criminal division, the executive operas of the u.s. attorney's, 94 different u.s. attorney's offices. i don't know exactly how doj handles that. i surmise that they do with the official travel. oftentimes they have to existing facilities and we tried to use resources and dedicated personnel for people already in the region presents us at those types of events

mr. atkins.u've answered the first question as best you could because of the purpose of the task force. it does not have a budget then, so let's move onto the next question. from a specific account or appropriated funds drawn and utilized to fund activities for the task force? >> i don't know the answer to that question. either the doj with respect to the 25 other -- >> let's leave it that you have said that in writing. >> very well, thank you. >> is official travel up the rest for any of these meetings? and if so, is there a separate budget to travel? >> i believe official travel is authorized. the reason i couldn't say for sure that you've got got components within doj, for example. the antitrust division, civil rights division, criminal division from executive office of u.s. attorneys, 94 u.s. attorneys offices. i don't know exactly how each of them within doj handle it. they do it through official travel because it is oftentimes so we try to do is use like i said before, existing facilities.