International Trade: Implementation of 1985 Food Security Act Barter Provisions
NSIAD-87-181BR
Published: Jun 30, 1987. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO investigated the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) failure to implement the mandated pilot barter program. The 1985 Food Security Act requires USDA to complete, by September 30, 1987, barter agreements with at least two countries to trade surplus agricultural commodities for strategic materials for the national stockpile.
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Agricultural programsCommodities exchangesDefense contingency planningForeign trade agreementsInternational agreementsMilitary inventoriesPetroleum productsProperty and supply managementStrategic materialsAgricultural commodities