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CED-77-120 1 (1977-08-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacpn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM CED-77-120 CONTROLSOVER FEDERAL / COMMODITIES DONATED TO 8-18-77 THE COMMONWEALTH OF / PUERTO RICO,: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE/ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / Report to Senator James B. Allen, pursuant to his request. The report discussep Food and Nutrition Service and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico practices, procedures, and controls to prevent the spoilage or theft of Federal commodities donated-to the Commonwealth for use in such Federal food assistance programs as the school lunch program and the title VII feeding program for the elderly. Our review was primarily conducted in Puerto Rico where we visited 11 of the 14 Commonwealth warehouses used to store federally donated commodities and 6 local agencies--2 schools, 2 hospitals, and 2 elderly feeding projects--which received donated commodities from the warehouses. i ierx:izt u1n -- ced ,ervi h uarters in Wash4 g4on, DC Td4& regional office, Although our review did not reveal current instances of theft or excessive spoilage, we concluded that controls over donated commodity transactions and inventories needed to be improved. Without adequate controls--particularly over warehouses performing key operational and accountability functions--there was no procedural assurance that any future program deterioration would be promptly detected and corrected. In other words, the situation seemed all right at the time of our review, but this could change. Improved control also was warranted in view of the large donated commodity losses the Commonwealth suffered in fiscal year 1975. -- -ep&rt therefore recommend$ that the Secretary of Agriculture direct the Food and Nutrition Service--the agency responsible for the administration JA > -);,

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