Congressional Decision Needed on Necessity of Federal Wool Program
CED-82-86
Published: Aug 02, 1982. Publicly Released: Aug 02, 1982.
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GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's wool incentive payment program to determine whether it is accomplishing its objectives and whether these objectives are still valid.
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Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Congress should consider whether federal financial assistance should: (1) continue to be provided to encourage wool production; and/or (2) be provided to generally assist the sheep industry. | GAO continues to believe that the recommendation is valid. However, since Congress has been aware of the recommendation for some time and has not acted on it, GAO has no reason to believe that it will do so in the future. | |
| Congress should, if the program is retained, eliminate payments to noncommercial producers and payments for unshorn lambs because these payments are not accomplishing their intended objectives. | GAO continues to believe that the recommendation is valid. However, since Congress has been aware of the recommendation for some time and has not acted on it, GAO has no reason to believe that it will do so in the future. |
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