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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Highlights
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 |
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Congress should consider allowing 3-year obligation authority for amounts made available to SDAF through appropriation accounts. |
Closed – Not Implemented
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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
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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
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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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