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NSIAD-97-199R 1 (1997-07-18)

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GAO


United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548

National Security and
International Affairs Division

B-277493

July 18, 1997


The Honorable Richard K. Armey
Majority Leader
House of Representatives

The Honorable John Kasich
Chairman, Committee on the Budget
House of Representatives

The Honorable Dan Burton
Chairman, Committee on Government Reform
  and Oversight
House of Representatives

The Honorable Bob Livingston
Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives

Subject: The Results Act: Observations on USTR'S September 1996 Draft
Strategic Plan

On June 12, 1997, you asked us to review the draft strategic plans
submitted by the cabinet departments and selected major agencies for
consultation with the Congress as required by the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act). This letter is our
response concerning the Office of the United States Trade Representative
(USTR).


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest available
version of USTR'S draft strategic plan. As you requested, we specifically
(1) assessed the draft plan's compliance with the Results Act's
requirements and its strengths and weaknesses; (2) determined whether
USTR'S key statutory authorities were reflected; (3) identified whether
discussions about interagency coordination and crosscutting functions
were included; (4) determined whether the draft plan addressed major
management problems; and (5) discussed USTR'S capacity to provide
reliable information about its performance.

We obtained the September 1996 draft strategic plan that USTR provided to
the House of Representatives' staff team working with the agency on


GAO/NSIAD-97-199R USTR's Draft Strategic Plan


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