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ID-80-37 1 (1980-05-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabaod0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 May 13, 1980 B-198635 The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman House of Representatives 112302 Dear Ms. Holtzman: Subject: Need for State Department to Implement Section 121 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act7(ID-80-37) This letter is in response to your March 5, 1980, request for the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of the State Department's implementation of section 121 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 94-350, July 12, 1976). Section 121 states that State Department officials should not participate or assist in the negotiation of contracts, or disseminate information about contracts, that require the exclusion from participation of some Americans on the basis of religion, race, sex or national origin. As of April 1, 1980, the responsibility for Commercial Affairs activities at 65 posts was transferred from the State Department to the Commerce Department. Accordingly, the scope of our study and interviews included both agencies. The Department of Commerce, since 1975, has had a policy of domestic non-dissemination of trade opportunities contain- ing boycott conditions that seek to foster a restrictive trade practice or boycott against another country friendly to the United States, including provisions that would discriminate against United States citizens on the grounds of race, religion, sex or national origin. In keeping with this past policy and because of the recently acquired responsibility for foreign trade promotion and commercial affairs under Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 and Executive Order No. 12188, Commerce Department officials have stated they will issue implementing instructions to all Commercial officers to comply with the provisions of section 121. U.S. Embassies overseas promote U.S. trade and contract opportunities by assisting U.S. business representatives in seizing and/or creating such opportunities in-country and by (462600)

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