About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

NSIAD-85-79 1 (1985-05-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabfbu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iWESTICTED_ NOt to be released C, t the a m I R~ELEASED AooS't qf~ xep ntebsso ~li p~ Jy the Oftice of Congressional Relations, • ,P,, + i . --- -*L... BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere Affairs, House Committee On Foreign Affairs And Ranking Minority Member, Senate Committee On Foreign Relations OF THE UNITED STATES Use Of Special Presidential Authorities For Foreign Assistance Under the Foreign Assistance Act, the Congress has granted the President special and unusual flexibility in the conduct of foreign policy. Congressional recognition and acceptance of the need for this flexi- bility have been demonstrated by the use of some form of these authorities for over 30 years. The authorities have been invoked at least 163 times since 1961 and involved over $2.5 billion in foreign assistance. Congressional guidance on the use of the special presidential authorities has general- ly been broad, and reflects a recognition of trade-offs between executive flexibility and congressional control. This control has changed over time and will likely continue to change. The degree of congressional control is a judgment the Congress must make based on such factors as its needs, the state of executive-legislative relations, and the international situation. C) 127034 rn U GAO/NSIAD-85-79 1C OU itN MAY 20,1985

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most