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Interagency Agreements: Customs-Coast Guard Agreement for U.S.-Bahamas Drug Task Force Was Proper

AFMD-87-69 Published: Aug 31, 1987. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed an interagency agreement between the Coast Guard and the Customs Service that called for the Coast Guard to procure and operate helicopters for the U.S.-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force, to determine: (1) the legal basis for the agreement; (2) any legal requirement concerning the use of funds; and (3) whether either agency violated any federal laws.

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Accounting proceduresAirborne operationsAppropriated fundsBudget obligationsDrug traffickingInteragency relationsLaw enforcementNarcoticsDrug interdictionFederal agency accounting systems