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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: Program and Budget Improvement

PAD-76-37 Published: Dec 01, 1976. Publicly Released: Dec 01, 1976.
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The General Accounting Office has the responsibility for indentifying and specifying congessional information needs and for recommending improvements to meet those needs. Presented in this document are GAO's initial recommendations for improving budget, program and other information on the programs funded through:

(Part 1) The Food Stamp Program: In this document are GAO's initial recommendations for improving budget, program and other information on the program funded through the Food Stamp Program appropriation account of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(Part 2) The Child Nutrition Programs: In this document is GAO's initial recommendations for improving budget, program and other information on the program funded through the Child Nutrition programs appropriation account of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(Part 3) The Special Supplemental Food Program: In this document are GAO's initial recommendations for improving budget, program and other information on the program funded through the Special Supplemental Food Program appropriation account of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(Part 4) The Special Milk Program: In this document are GAO's initial recommendations for improving budget, program and other information on the program funded through the Special Milk Program appropriation account of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(Part 5) The Food Donation Program: In this document are GAO's initial recommendations for improving budget, program and other information on the program funded through the Food Donations Program appropriation account of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(Part 6) The FNS administrative expense and personnel summary information: The individual discussion documents provided on the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) appropriation accounts specify FNS adminstrative expenses and personnel summary information which should be reported in the budget justification and in other reporting for each program. This document summaries those requirements and specifies other FNS-wide administtrative and personnel summary informatin which should be reported.

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BudgetsFood relief programsNutrition surveysFoodNutrition servicesNutrition programsFood assistance programsDonationsAdministrative expensesAppropriation accounts