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Military Aid: Stronger Oversight Can Improve Accountability

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Dec. 16, 1991
Report No. NSIAD-92-41
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Summary:

The United States provides billions of dollars of military aid annually to foreign countries. Yet the Department of Defense (DOD) is not closely monitoring how recipient countries are using U.S.-funded defense items, and it lacks reasonable assurance that countries are complying with legislatively required commitments regarding item use. Legislation requiring U.S. monitoring does not specifically apply to military aid that has been provided after fiscal year 1981. DOD regulations do not contain accountability standards or indicate what level of U.S. oversight is appropriate. U.S. observation and reporting on host country use of U.S.-funded items are limited and done as a secondary duty. Although recipient countries exert controls over U.S.-funded items, control weaknesses and instances of misuse suggest that the emphasis on accountability has been insufficient.

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