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ID-78-10 1 (1978-02-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawtd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DCCUaENT RESUZIE 05134 - (BO4653741 How the United States Can and Should Improve Its Funding of International Joint Comaissitn Activities. ID-78-10; B-189659. Feb':uary 8, 1978. 22 pp. + 8 appendices (12 pp ). Eport to Secretary, Department of State; by J. K. Fasick, Girector, International Dxv. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs 1609); International Economic and Military Programs: U.S. Participation in Activities Gf Interuational Organizations (2200). Contact: Intprnational Div. Budget Function: International Affairs: Coneuct of Foreign Affairs (152). organization Concerned: Department et the Army, Corps of iZnqineers; Department of the Interior; Environmental Protecti~u Agency; International , cint (:ommission; Office of Aanagement and Budget. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on International Relations; Senate Committee on Foreign gelations. The laternational Joint Commission assists the United States ani Canada in solviny water use problems along their common brder. The two governments are asking the Commission to become more, involved in working out scluticns to increasingly complex matters. Findings/Conclusions: The ability of the Commission to fulfill its responLibilities has been hampered by the ineffective means by which the United States funds Commission studies. The indirect funding method has forced the Comission to rely on Federal agency fueds to carry cut the U.S. portion of the stidies. resulting in one int ance of the United Stater* being unable to meet its corsitcat. Indirect tunding has also caused the true cost of Commission .+udies to lose visibility. Congress has no awareness of the tctal cost of Commission studies. The resources provided to the U.S. Secretariat have not kept pace with increasing demands. Lack of adequate staff and funds has hampered the U.S. Secretari&t in providing assistance to t.he U.S. Commissioners, and the Secretariat haq had to rely on Federal arencies Lot staff and fmnds to carry out sone of its responsibilities. The Canadian Government has been more responsive to Cosaissio needs. Recommendatioas: The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Management ane Budget, shculd: establish a separate fund tc ensu:z that fundE are readily available promptly tc begin needed studies; rd include direct funding of Commission boad actiwities in the State Department budget submission to Congress. Agency budgets shvuld no longer include separatg funds for Commission studies. (RRS)

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