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105914 1 (1978-05-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxzl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOC OBNET RBSUNR 05914 - (B144614871 General Accounting Office Reviews of Departmeit of Agriculture Activities, may 19v 1978. 18 pp. * enclosure (2 pp.). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Appropiations: agLiculture and Related Agencies Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Stats. Comptroller General. Contact: Office of the Comptroller General. Organization Concerned: Department of Agriculture. Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Appropriations: agriculture and Related Agencies Subcommittee. kutbority: agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L.[83 1-480). National School Lunch Act. Pood Stamp act of 1977. Food ana Agriculture Act of 1977. Clean Water Act of 1977. Soil and Mater Resources Conservation ;ct of 1977. In the area of domestic food assistance programs, GAO h.s identified major problems and issues, including: abuses in the summer food service program for children, the food stamp program's accoontability system, overissued food stamp benefits, and amounts of ±eod and nutriextr in the school lunch program. matters of concern in the azek- of nutrit 'on involve the availability of eliable nutrition information and docuantatiou of tbav results of feeding programs. GAO's activitas in the area of c6iservation focuse( on technical and financial assistance programs, water pollution, and water resources. Questions were raised about the effectiveness of the Department of Agricultura's field offices. Energy issues considered by GAO included developwent of solar energy technologies. The Food for Peace an4 related foreign aid programs were examined. In terms of t'unding practices for agriculture programs, GAO reviewed entitlement funding, unobligated balances of budget authority, no-year appropriations, and net boi::rowings. The Commodities Futures Trading Commission activities and personnel were also -nsidered. (RRS)

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