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Congressional Control Over Appropriations to the Corps of Engineers Can Be Strengthened

FGMSD-79-12 Published: Jan 31, 1979. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 1979.
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When appropriation funds are used to finance headquarters and division activities within the Corps of Engineers, congressional control is weakened because the size and scope of centralized activities cannot be monitored and there can be no assurance that project funds actually are expended for their intended purposes.

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