Defense Production Act: Offsets in Military Exports and Proposed Amendments to the Act
NSIAD-90-164
Published: Apr 19, 1990. Publicly Released: May 24, 1990.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) the interagency process used to prepare the 1988 report on offsets in military exports; (2) the use of economic models to measure the impact of offsets; and (3) information on proposed amendments to the Defense Production Act.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
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| Congress may wish to consider amending section 309(b) of the Defense Production Act to better provide for the disclosure of significant differing agency views. Specifically, Congress may wish to provide that agencies participating or consulting in developing the offsets report will have their significant differing views included in the report without performing additional studies or analyses. |
Closed – Implemented
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The Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 was reauthorized in October 1992. The modifications to section 309 now state that: (1) data developed by any agency while conducting any interagency study or other independent study or analysis shall be made available to the Secretary of Commerce; and (2) the report shall include alternative findings or recommendations offered to the Secretary. |
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