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ID-82-44 1 (1982-06-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmmf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 SNTKRNATONAL. DIVIStON RESTRICTED - et tO b ne l Ld Vi te Q eral B-207303 Accounting Office exc.q4o on Km,, 6, sec FU 2 by the Office of Congression Ke ,btion, The Honorable Don Bonker RELEASED Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Committee on Foreign Affairs United States House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: 1111111 Subject: Funding of International Election Observers for El Salvador Election (GAO/ID-82-44) Your letter of March 18, 1982, outlined your concerns relative to the use of $200,000 of funding under section 116(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to pay expenses of international observers for the March 28 election in El Salvador. These concerns included whether it was proper to use.funds, made available under section 116(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of' 1961, as amended, to pay expenses incurred by international elec- tion observers; whether other funds were available for this purpose; whether there were any precedents for using section 116(e) authority to fund election observers; and who would be liable if an election observer were injured. You also asked for an audit of the expendi- tures of the funds. We conclude that section 116(e) funds were properly avail- able for the election observer program; that certain other funds might have been available for such activities; and that the United States might have had to compensate election observers who were Federal employees for medical expenses or disability if they were found to have been performing official duty at the time of injury. GRANT AGREEMENT On March 12, 1982, the Agency for International Development (AID) entered into a limited scope grant project agreement with the Government of El Salvador. The agreement provided $200,000 from AID section 116(e) funds and required the Government of El Salvador to contribute not less that $120,000 to the project. The AID funds were to be used for round trip international air fares for official observers; up to 5-days lodging and meals; (462511) 6rc3

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