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NSIAD-93-266R 1 (1993-08-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackjq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-254400 August 13, 1993 149763 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives The Honorable Martin Olav Sabo Chairman, Committee on Budget House of Representatives On April 21, 1993, you asked us to review the options being considered by the U.S. government for eliminating, revitalizing, or refocusing the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), which was then widely reported as being considered for incorporation into the Department of State. Two studies--prepared separately by the ACDA Inspector General and the nonprofit Henry L. Stimson Center--had concluded that a strengthened and independent ACDA would best serve U.S. arms control interests and had offered specific recommendations to revitalize the agency. Administration officials subsequently came to a similar conclusion. On July 3, 1993, the President formally announced that ACDA would be revitalized. Specifics of the ACDA revitalization plan are currently being developed in the executive branch and the Congress. Therefore, at your staffs' request, we summarized (1) the recommendations of the ACDA Inspector General and the Stimson Center and (2) the principal ACDA-related provisions of two bills now in Congress, House bill 2333 and Senate bill 1182. The enclosure to this letter is a summary of each study's recommendations and compares them with the provisions of each bill, and other relevant executive agency actions. We did not attempt to assess the merits or likelihood of success of the recommendations or provisions presented in the matrix. Given the President's decision to preserve ACDA and the as yet undetermined nature of the revitalization plan, we have agreed with your staffs to terminate work on your request with this letter. We will informally monitor the development and implementation of the revitalization plan GAO/NSIAD-93-266R-ACDA Revitalization

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