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Design and Operation of Special Defense Acquisition Fund Can Be Improved

NSIAD-85-18 Published: Jan 15, 1985. Publicly Released: Jan 15, 1985.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the management of Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF) resources to: (1) determine whether SDAF has been meeting its objective of decreasing the delivery time needed to provide defense articles to foreign recipients under the Foreign Military Sales program; and (2) identify management and legislative policy issues that need to be addressed.

Recommendations

Matter for Congressional Consideration

Matter Status Comments
Congress should consider allowing 3-year obligation authority for amounts made available to SDAF through appropriation accounts.
Closed – Not Implemented
Agency requested a 3-year obligation authority consistent with this recommendation; however, Congress declined to provide the authority.
Congress should consider allowing SDAF to obligate the proceeds of a sale in the year in which the sale is made, stipulating the amount to be made available in an annual appropriation act.
Closed – Implemented
P.L. 99-83, August 8, 1985, authorized the use of sales revenues by the agency for additional program procurements.
Congress should consider amending the Arms Export Control Act to allow DSAA to purchase advanced systems not releasable to foreign countries.
Closed – Not Implemented
In fiscal year 1986, Congress rejected the Administration's proposal to amend the Arms Export Control Act to allow DSAA to purchase advanced systems not releasable to foreign countries.

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