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| Date Aug. 19, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-851R |
Title
August 19, 2010 The Honorable Darrell Issa Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Carbon Trading: Current Situation and Oversight Considerations for Policymakers Dear Mr. Issa: This letter transmits to you our briefing slides in response to your request concerning carbon trading in the United Sates and various design and implementation issues ... |
| Date July 20, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-915T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS Plans Face Valuation and Other Challenges When Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Statement of Barb... |
| Date June 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-746R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2009 The Honorable Herb Kohl Chairman Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Charles E. Grassley United States Senate Subject: U.S. Agriculture: Retail Food Prices Grew Faster Than the Prices Farmers Received for Agricultural Commodit... |
| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-285R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 30, 2009 The Honorable Collin Peterson Chairman Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Issues Involving the Use of the Futures Markets to Invest in Commodity Indexes Until mid-2008, prices for a broad range of physical commodities, from crude oil to crops such as wheat, had increased dramatically for se... |
| Date Aug. 29, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1048 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters CARBON OFFSETS The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growing, but Quality Assurance Poses Challenges for Market Participants GAO-08-1048 August 2008 CARBON OFFSETS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-1048, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growin... |
| Date Jan. 24, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-200 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters HEDGE FUNDS Regulators and Market Participants Are Taking Steps to Strengthen Market Discipline, but Continued Attention Is Needed GAO-08-200 January 2008 HEDGE FUNDS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-200, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Regulators and Market P... |
| Date July 12, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-1095T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 12, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives ENERGY DERIVATIVES Preliminary Views on Energy Derivatives Trading and CFTC Oversight
Statement of Orice M. Williams, Director Financial Mar... |
| Date May 4, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-742T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 4, 2006 Testimony Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives FUTURES MARKETS Approach for Examining Oversight of Energy Futures
Statement of Orice M. Williams, Director Financial Markets and Community Investment GAO-06-742T Mr. Chairman and Members of the C... |
| Date Dec. 15, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-275 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2005 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS Federal Government Actions to Improve Private Price Indices and Stakeholder Reaction GAO-06-275 a December 2005 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-275, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on En... |
| Date Aug. 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1022 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2004 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Data to Measure the Timeliness of Reviews of Medical Device Applications Are Limited GAO-04-1022 a August 2004 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Data to Measure the Timeliness of Reviews of Medical Device Applications Are Limited Highlights of GAO-04-1022, a report to congressi... |
| Date June 18, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-198R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-2830 19 June 18,1999 The Honorable John Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Subject: Commitments bv the Euronean Union and the United States to Reduce Agricultural Exnort Subsidies Dear Mr. Chairman: Between 1985 and 1994, the European Union (EU) s... |
| Date April 5, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-38 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters AGRICULTURAL TRADE Changes Made to Market Access Program, but Questions Remain on Economic Impact GAO/NSIAD-99-38 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-281456 April 5, 1999 The Honorable Charles Schumer United States Senate Th... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-99-4 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters DAIRY INDUSTRY Information on Prices for Fluid Milk and the Factors That Influence Them GAO/RCED-99-4 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280638 October 8, 1998 The Honorable James M. Jeffords The Honorable Patrick J. L... |
| Date Oct. 20, 1997 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-49R |
Title
United Statea General Acconnthg OfRce Wtuhiwn, D.C. 20648 J s 9ckscJ B-278366 October 20, 1997 CongressionalRequesters Subject: AssistanceAvailable to U.S. Agricultural Producers Under U.S. Trade Law Your September22, 1997,letter to us expressedconcern that many F’ lorida fi-uit and vegetable producers believe that existing import relief provisions of U.S. law do not adequatelyaddressthe problem... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1997 |
Report No. NSIAD-97-260 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS Strong Growth Likely But U.S. Export Assistance Programs’ Contribution Uncertain GAO/NSIAD-97-260 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-277683 September 30... |
| Date April 23, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS USDA’s Response to Studies on Concentration in the Livestock Industry GAO/RCED-97-100 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-276420 April 23, 1997 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman The Honorable K... |
| Date March 20, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-57 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1997 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD-RELATED SERVICES Opportunities Exist to Recover Costs by Charging Beneficiaries GAO/RCED-97-57 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275998 March 20, 1997 Congressional Committees The federal government spent nearly $1... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-45 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives COMMODITY PROGRAMS Impact of Support Provisions on Selected Commodity Prices GAO/RCED-97-45 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275856 February 21, 1997 The Honorable John R. Kasi... |
| Date Nov. 7, 1996 |
Report No. NSIAD-97-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, Committee on National Security, House of Representatives NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Disposal of Excess Zinc G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-97-30 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-270963 Novem... |
| Date June 14, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-153R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-271812 June 14, 1996 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), conducts research on foods, fibers, soil, water, a... |
| Date May 22, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-116 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1996 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives COMMODITY PROGRAMS Freedom-to-Farm Approach Will Reduce USDA’s Personnel Costs G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-116 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-271582 May 22, 1996 The Hon... |
| Date April 24, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-117R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-271614 April 24,1996 The Honorable Richard IL Armey House of Representatives Dear Mr. Armey: This responds to your request that we review a July 1995 report by the National Cotton Council entitled GAO Report on Cotton Program Ignores Results and address the report’s critiq... |
| Date March 26, 1996 |
Report No. NSIAD-96-132R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-260219 March 26, 1996 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: At your request, we examined progress made by the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC)’ towards establishing a governmentwide strategy’fo... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1996 |
Report No. T-PEMD-96-6 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9~30a.m. EST Wednesday February 2 1,1996 Statement of Mary R. Hamilton, Ph.D. Director of Program Evaluation in the Human Services Area Program Evaluation and Methodology Division GAOfI’ -PEMD-96-6 Dear Madam Chairman: In October 1995, GAO issued a r... |
| Date Jan. 22, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-49 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 1996 Report to Congressional Committees AGRICULTURAL MARKETING U.S. Cotton Market Before and After Import Assessments GAO/RCED-96-49 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-270635 January 22, 1996 Congressional Recipients As authorized by the Cotton Research and ... |
| Date Oct. 1, 1995 |
Report No. AA-95-20(4) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division October 1995 Food and Agriculture Issue Area Active Assignments 0.q99// /:55,319;
GAO/AA-95-20(4) Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Food and Agriculture issue area This report contains a... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-280R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-262140 September Congressional 29, 1995 Requesters In April 1994, leaders from more than 117 countries signed the Final Act of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade's (GATT) Uruguay Round negotiations. The Uruguay Round agreement represented the first time that particip... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-225 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1995 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign Agricultural Service Could Benefit From Better Strategic Planning GAO/GGD-95-225 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Gov... |
| Date June 26, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-68 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1995 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD AID Competing Goals and Requirements Hinder Title I Program Results GAO/GGD-95-68 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-260144 June 26, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee o... |
| Date June 20, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-107 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke Report to the Honorable Richard K. Armey, House of Representatives COTTON PROGRAJVI Costly and Complex Governrnent Program Needs To Be Reassessed Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-260593 June 20,1995 The Honorable Richard K. Armey House of Representatives Dear Mr. Armey: This report responds to your request that we review the U.S. Depa... |
| Date June 14, 1995 |
Report No. T-GGD-95-184 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of’ fice Testimony
Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 p.m., EDT Wednesday, June 14, 1995 AGRICULTURAL TIXADE Competitor Countries’Foreign Market Development Programs
Statementof Allan I. Mendelowitz, Managing Director International Trade, Finance, and Competitiveness General Government Division... |
| Date June 14, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-199R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-261648 June 14, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Committee on Agriculture, Chairman, and Forestry Nutrition, United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As part of your Committee's efforts to examine the nation's you asked us for information on the U.S. farm programs, Departm... |
| Date June 8, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-215 |
Title
United States Genera1 Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:00 a.m. EDT Thursday June 8, 1995 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives PEANUT PROGRAM Impact on Peanut Producers, Users, and the Government
Robert A. Robinson, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,Community,... |
| Date May 24, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-204 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday May 24, 1995 SUGAR PROGRAM Impact on SweetenerUsers and Producers
Statement of John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Developm... |
| Date May 23, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-203 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:OO a.m. EDT Tuesday May 23,199s Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, House of Representatives MILK MARKETING ORDERS a ‘ r Issuesfor Considerationin Reauthorizing the Farm Bill in iE
John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,Community, and Economic Development Divi... |
| Date May 23, 1995 |
Report No. T-GGD-95-169 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m., EDT Tuesday, May 23, 1995 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Procurement, Exports, and Business Opportunities, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives EXPORT PROMOTION Rationales for and Against Government Programs and Expenditures
Statement of Allan 1. Mendelowitz, Managing Director Internati... |
| Date May 11, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-127 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign-Owned Exporters’ Participation in the Export Enhancement Program GAO/GGD-95-127 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-260183 May 11, 1995 The Honorable Kent Conrad The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle The Honorable By... |
| Date April 28, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-171 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1995 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives AGRICULTURAL MARKETING Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Foreign Promotion and Research Programs GAO/RCED-95-171 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, a... |
| Date April 26, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-90 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1995 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives U.S. IMPORTS Unit Values Vary Widely for Identically Classified Commodities GAO/GGD-95-90 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-259233 April 26, 1995 The Honorable Philip M. Crane Chair... |
| Date March 27, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-97BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke GAO
March 1996 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate FEDERALDAIRY PROGRAIMS Itiormation on Dairy Pricing and Related pricing 1995Farm Bill Issues General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-260216 March 27,1995 The Honorable Richard G. Luga... |
| Date March 21, 1995 |
Report No. T-GGD-95-141 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
Hearing to be Held on Tuesday March 21,1995 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on International Finance Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs U.S. Senate U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service
. Commentson Proposed Transfer to the Departmentof State
Statement for the Record of Allan I. Mendelowitz, Managing Director International Trade, Finance, and ... |
| Date March 16, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-135 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of’ fke GAO
For Release Delivery on Expected at 9:oOam. EST TllurSday March 16.1995 Testimony
BefoE the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives USDA LICENSE FEES Analysis of the Solvency and Users of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Program
Statementof Robert A. Robinson, Associate Director,... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-93R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-260185 February 21, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate To determine what changes the food and agriculture sector would like to see incorpor... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-60R |
Title
GAO United St&es General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-259329 December 16, 1994 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, and Forestry Nutrition, United States Senate The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman The Honorable Pat Roberts Ranking Minorit... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-95-12 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives AGRICULTURAL TRADE Five Countries’ Foreign Market Development for High-Value Products GAO/GGD-95-12 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-258349 December 14, ... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-94-211R |
Title
p'29w GAO United States General Accounting Of&e Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-253793 September 29, 1994 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Committee on Agriculture, Chairman, and Forestry Nutrition, United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request for information on the export credit guarantee programs in the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office ... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-94-180BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Lsyw GAO
August 1994 Briefing Report to the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, U.S. Senate INTERNATIONAL TRADE Impact of the Uruguay Round Agreementonthe Export Enhancement Program GAO/GGD-94-180BR Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-257783 August 5, 1994 The Ho... |
| Date June 23, 1994 |
Report No. T-GGD-94-177 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m.. EDT Thursday. June23. 1994 INTEFCNATIONAL TIXADE Market-Oriented Strategy Would Help Lead U.S. Agriculture Into the Future
Statement of Allan I. Mendelowitz, Managing Director International Trade... |
| Date June 7, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-79 |
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United States
- General Accounting
--. - Office Report to the Honorable Byron L. Uorgan, U.S. Senate 1
June 1994 WHEAT SUPPORT The Impact of Target Prices Versus Export GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648
Resources, Community, and
Division Economic Development
B-255705 June 7,1994 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan United States Senate Dear Senator Dorgan: The Export Enha... |
| Date May 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-88 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office d GAO
May 1994 Report to the Honorable Richard K. Armey, House of Representatives RICE PROGRAM Government Support Need! to Be 23’ n Reassessed GAO/RCED-94-88 - - GAf’ iZ~~~Tyzy -J
t l ’ k.3 T?3 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
B-255833 May 26,1994 The Honorable Richard K Armey House of Representatives Dear Mr. Armey This report r... |
