Food Aid: Competing Goals and Requirements Hinder Title I Program Results
GGD-95-68
Published: Jun 26, 1995. Publicly Released: Jun 26, 1995.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the impact of Title I assistance on: (1) sustainable economic development in recipient countries; and (2) long-term market development for U.S. agricultural goods in those countries.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| If Congress wants to continue to support title I objectives and devote resources to achieving them, it may want to consider refocusing the program on more specific economic and/or market development objectives by eliminating some of the multiple and competing requirements of the present framework. | Congress considered changes in the P.L. 480 Title I Program as part of its development of the 1996 Farm Bill Export Title and decided not to make changes in the program responsive to this recommendation. | |
| If Congress wants to continue to support title I objectives and devote resources to achieving them, it may want to consider restructuring the program to concentrate on a single objective, such as market development. | Congress considered changes in the P.L. 480 Title I Program as part of its development of the 1995 Farm Bill Export Title and decided not to make changes in the program responsive to this recommendation. | |
| If Congress wants to continue to support title I objectives and devote resources to achieving them, it may want to consider eliminating the program and transferring its resources to resources to existing programs with compatible purposes. | Congress considered elimination of the P.L. 480 Title I Program as part of its development of the 1996 Farm Bill Export Title, but decided to retain the program without any major changes. | |
| If Congress wants to continue to support title I objectives and devote resources to achieving them, it may want to consider eliminating the program and replacing it with a new program or programs unencumbered with a history of competing objectives and outdated program requirements. | Congress considered elimination of the P.L. 480 Title I Program as part of its development of the 1995 Farm Bill Export Title, but decided to retain the program. |
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Agricultural assistanceCargo preference lawsCommodity marketingDeveloping countriesEconomic developmentExportingFood relief programsForeign economic assistanceInternational economic relationsInternational food programs