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RCED-85-81 1 (1985-06-04)

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BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE






Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture






Decisionmaking Process For Farm Program

Policies Needs To Be Improved


The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
(ASCS) makes payments to producers of major com-
modities when average market prices are lower than set,
or target, prices. In 1983, as provided by law, producers
were advanced a portion of these payments. Subse-
quently, because of higher market prices, it was deter-
mined that the payments made to corn and grain sorghum
producers had to be repaid. ASCS, however, decided to
permit certain corn and grain sorghum producers to defer
repayment for up to 6 months.
ASCS' decision was made without consideration or
analysis of the possible costs involved and without the
benefit of a prior legal review by Agriculture's Office of
General Counsel. GAO is studying whether this decision
complies with applicable laws that call for the prompt
repayment of moneys owed the government. GAO also
found two other examples of ASCS decisions on different
issues that were made without a prior legal review. In both
instances legal problems arose that might have been
avoided had appropriate prior legal review been obtained.

GAO makes recommendations to improve ASCS' decision-
making process.





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