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International Procurement: Problems in Identifying Foreign Discrimination Against U.S. Companies

NSIAD-90-127 Published: Apr 05, 1990. Publicly Released: Apr 23, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the implementation of Title VII of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, focusing on the: (1) availability and adequacy of information to the President about foreign discriminatory procurement; and (2) U.S. government's efforts to gather the information.

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Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Other The U.S. Trade Representative should narrow the scope of future Title VII investigations to only those countries over which the United States has leverage, as defined in the Omnibus and Trade Competitiveness Act, before information gathering begins.
Closed – Implemented
The U.S. Trade Representative narrowed the scope of its most recent investigation, and plans future investigations to be more focused.

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DiscriminationForeign governmentsForeign trade agreementsInternational economic relationsInternational tradeInvestigations by federal agenciesProcurement practicesProcurement regulationsReporting requirementsRestrictive trade practices