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B-156489 1 (1979-10-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjgm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 6 1 COMPTFHOLLIUR GENERAL OF THL UNITZD STATE-:S WA5IHINGTOP4, D.C. 20.148 OCT> 's Honorable Dan Daniel, Chairman Special Subcommittee on NATO Standardizatiod, Interoperability and Readiness Committee on Armed Services U.S. House o flRepresentatives Washington, D.C. U7Z/~ 1.~ * ~ tq 13-156489 eQt Dear Mr. Chairman: In line with your request of August 14, 1978, 11.R. 11607 and H.R. 12837 (95Th Cong., 2d Sess.), forwarding our comments on H.1W. 4623 (96th Cong., the NATO Mutual Support Act of 1979. regarding we are Ist Sess.), The predecessor to Hf.R. 4623---H.R. 11607, which was submitted by the Department of Defense (DOD) for consideration last year--would have provided very broad authority, to the Secretary of Defense to enter in.o agreements with NATO countries and subsidiary bodies to further operatioial co- operation and cross-servicing of forces. In commenting on that bill, we stated that, While sympathetic to DOD'\i prob- lems in these areas, we felt that specific legislattive relief, in lieu of H.R. 11607, could be provided to allow DOD the flexibility it might need to meet goals in these areas. We commented further that H.R. 11607 (1) did not provide adequate management and internal conitrols over costs and (2) did not provide adequate Congressional oversight of complex issues. The Department of Defense was requested to redraft and resubmit its proposal to more simply and concisely cover the needed authority. Unfortunately, in our judgment, H.R. 4623 fails to meet that objective. Its terms are broad anda sweeping, as was true of its predecessor. The authority to be conferred is not closely or explicitly tatloredttothe Dep1rtment's stated needs. Furthermore', its impact upon other legislation, such as the Arms Export Control Act, would be significant. Accordingly, we do not believe that its enactment, as drafted, would be advisable. Many of our objections to H.R. 11607 (and its companion 1.R. 12837) apply with equal force to H.R. 4623. In addition, we have enclosed our detailed comments and questions regarding f.fl. 4623 for use by the Committee in considering the legislation. /1S I.

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